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Coming home, moving on

Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Workers for big multinational companies who spend time on a foreign assignment have a higher than normal turnover rate when they come back home, and a new study suggests that’s because they don’t feel fully appreciated for their global experience.

Getting ready to bug out

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Visitors have only a few more days to see the popular exhibit “Insects: A Collection in Multiple Dimensions,” which will end its run at the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum on Sunday, Aug. 5.

Helping Iowa's helpers

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The University of Iowa College of Education's IHELP workshop series Aug. 1-3 will serve several hundred helping professionals from across the state of Iowa, offering courses on everything from how to help those with gambling addictions to veterans readjusting to life after combat.

MEGABrain exhibit will visit Coral Ridge Mall

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
If you’ve ever wanted to get inside someone’s head, here’s your chance. MEGABrain, the world’s only inflatable, walk-through brain exhibit is coming to Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville on Friday, August 3 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Cystic fibrosis discovery

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Researchers at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine have discovered a genetic process that can restore function to a defective protein, which is the most common cause of cystic fibrosis (CF).

A guardian of the legacy

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The first day new University of Iowa football student-athletes set foot on campus, their photographs are taken. When they check out of the Hayden Fry Football Complex four or five years later, they hardly recognize their old selves. Hawkeye center James Ferentz can attest to that, blossoming into one of the leaders on the Iowa squad.

Songwriter and novelist Earle reads Aug. 7

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Roots rocker, "new country" songwriter, and author Steve Earle will read from his new novel at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7 in Prairie Lights Books, with a live stream on the University of Iowa’s Virtual Writing University.
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Wrecks and effects

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
A study by a University of Iowa economist finds that many car race fans do, indeed, watch NASCAR races to see car wrecks, but more have been tuning in to see who actually wins the race since the circuit adopted its Chase for the Cup championship series in 2004.
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Old Gold: Steve Smith, following his conscience

Monday, July 30, 2012
An inquiry from a history student prompted university archivist David McCartney to seek out more information about Steve Smith, the UI student who was sentenced to three years' probation after burning his draft card on campus in 1965. McCartney hopes readers can help fill in the gaps.
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Growing renewable energy for Iowa

Monday, July 30, 2012
Leaders in academia, industry, government, and economic development will gather at the University of Iowa Tuesday for an update to the Iowa EPSCoR program—a $22 million federal-state initiative to stimulate research on renewable energy technologies and energy use and policy.
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Get to Know...Mike Hartley

Monday, July 30, 2012
The Get to Know series asks University of Iowa faculty and staff a few questions about their work and their outside interests. Meet Mike Hartley, emergency management coordinator for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
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Cultivating kids' creativity

Monday, July 30, 2012
K-12 children in the north central Iowa community of Osage had the opportunity to learn about all aspects of theater, from acting and playwriting to lighting and set design, thanks to three UI graduates who pursued their passion.