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Riverwalk Clean-Up

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The University of Iowa Engineering Staff Advisory Council, along with UI Facilities Management and the Office of Sustainability, will hold a Riverwalk Clean-Up project from 9 to 11 a.m Saturday, June 2.
Chelsea Lyon throws a pitch

Two aces in hand for 2013

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Pitching is everything in collegiate softball. With Chelsea Lyon and Kayla Massey turning the corner during the 2012 University of Iowa softball season, the Hawkeyes will be set in the circle in 2013.
A toddler handles an object during a UI study on word learning

Coming to terms

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Parents of young children often stock up on educational products like Baby Einstein videos, but a recent UI study has found that applying "spatial consistency" may be the best way help toddlers build their vocabularies—and it's free and easy.
Portrait of Charles Read

Stories from ashore

Monday, May 21, 2012
At 93 years old, Charles Read has more than his fair share of stories to tell. The retired doctor and researcher from UI Hospitals and Clinics describes his time as a Canadian Navy doctor during World War II and his duties as a part-time rural physician in his new book, This Navy Doctor Came Ashore.

Big Ten announces 2015, 2016 football schedules

Monday, May 21, 2012
Mark your (long-term) calendars, football fans: The University of Iowa's Big Ten Conference football schedules have been announced for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
two children playing in front of a television screen

Background buzz

Monday, May 21, 2012
Deborah Linebarger knew that American children were exposed to a lot of television. What she didn’t know was the sheer amount of background television that the average American child is exposed to per day.

Iowa makes the green list

Monday, May 21, 2012
The Princeton Review calls the University of Iowa a "green campus trailblazer" in its latest guide to the most sustainability-minded schools.

First vice president candidate to visit

Friday, May 18, 2012
Brian Herman is the first finalist for the University of Iowa's vice president for research and economic development position.

Creative writing for the helping professions

Friday, May 18, 2012
The UI School of Social Work will host a creative writing seminar for helping professionals July 13-16.

Wahls is back by popular demand

Friday, May 18, 2012
By popular demand, former and future University of Iowa student Zach Wahls will return to read from his new book on May 26, one of three upcoming readings to be streamed on the UI Writing University website.

Acid in the brain

Friday, May 18, 2012
A University of Iowa neuroscientist's work suggests that increased acidity in the brain is linked to panic disorders, anxiety, and depression. But it also indicates that changes in acidity are important for normal brain activity, too.

The UI through Irving Weber's eyes

Friday, May 18, 2012
Join Shalla Ashworth as she shares stories of the University of Iowa’s ever-changing campus as part of Irving Weber Days, a monthlong celebration of Iowa City's beloved historian.