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Honoring your wishes

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Taking the time while in good health to discuss and document future healthcare goals removes the guesswork for families, offering a powerful tool and a source of support during uncertain times.

L. Hunter Lovins to speak Oct. 4

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
L. Hunter Lovins, author and sustainable business leader, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in Room W10 (the Buchanan Auditorium) of the Pappajohn Business Building at the University of Iowa.
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Avoiding unexpected deliveries

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Most are familiar with the fairy tale version of the stork who delivers neatly bundled babies to doorsteps. Researchers at the University of Iowa gave the storybook stork a new twist, placing it at the center of a comprehensive social marketing campaign designed to prevent unintended pregnancies.

Unstageable plays of daring and poetry

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Students, faculty, and alumni of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop will perform “unstageable plays of daring and poetry” at the inaugural Iowa City Poets Theater at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in Lower City Park's Riverside Theater.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon closes UI chapter

Monday, September 24, 2012
The University of Iowa issued a statement following an announcement by the national headquarters of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Monday that it is closing its UI chapter.

UI Symphony and Concert Bands share concert

Monday, September 24, 2012
The University of Iowa Symphony Band and Concert Band will share a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union.

Oct. 1-4 readings range from poetry to fiction to history

Monday, September 24, 2012
Oct. 1-5 will be a busy literary week at Prairie Lights and on live streams from the University of Iowa’s Virtual Writing University website.

College Of Engineering holds annual Fall Career Fair Sept. 27

Monday, September 24, 2012
The University of Iowa College of Engineering Fall Career Fair Thursday is expected to be one of the best attended by employers in a while.
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Pep assembly

Monday, September 24, 2012
For alumni and fans interested in accumulating Hawkeye memorabilia, collecting Iowa Homecoming badges is a common and easy place to start. And for some, it's a family tradition.
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Old Gold: Silas Totten, embattled Civil War-era SUI president

Monday, September 24, 2012
The Civil War reached far and wide 150 years ago, including the leadership of Iowa’s fledgling university. University archivist David McCartney looks back on the short tenure of the university's second president, Silas Totten.
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'Keeping the Tradition'

Monday, September 24, 2012
The University of Iowa has been celebrating a century of Homecoming traditions this week. The fun continues this weekend with traditional events like the annual parade, king and queen coronation, concert, and football game. The parade, themed "Keeping the Tradition: Centennial Edition," will begin tonight at 5:45 p.m.

UI Press releases award-winning collections

Monday, September 24, 2012
Winners of the Iowa Short Fiction Award and the John Simmons Short Fiction Award—Safe as Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino and Tell Everyone I Said Hi by Chad Simpson—will become available Oct. 1 from the University of Iowa Press.