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Don Nelson graduates from the University of Iowa at 71.

Once a Hawkeye...a Hawkeye once more

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Fifty years after leaving campus, Hawkeye basketball and NBA legend Don Nelson returned to receive his undergraduate degree.

Little evidence of evidence-based management in MBA programs

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A new study by University of Iowa researchers suggests few faculty at MBA programs across the country are teaching management courses that suggest the importance of research evidence for management practice.

Let's get it started

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The end of classes means it is time for a break. For UI football players, it's a shorter break than most students will enjoy. The Hawkeyes will begin summer workouts, supervised by the strength and conditioning staff, in early June.

Innovative approach to teaching innovation

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Law professor Herbert Hovenkamp wrote an open source casebook for one of his classes and gave it away for free, keeping costs down for his students and finding other benefits, too.
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Relief, advice, and plenty of pride

Monday, May 14, 2012
Commencement weekend generated plenty of buzz on social media—get just a few highlights here.
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A walk to remember

Monday, May 14, 2012
Hundreds of University of Iowa students received their degrees during spring 2012 commencement ceremonies. See a few moments from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ceremony.

Prepping for danger

Monday, May 14, 2012
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics staff will join the Iowa National Guard, state and local HazMat and emergency response crews, law enforcement, and volunteer “victims” in a statewide emergency preparedness exercise at Carver-Hawkeye Arena May 16.

Lewis and Clark and kids

Monday, May 14, 2012
The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum will host the children's program "History Time: Lewis and Clark" at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, in the Museum's Discovery Center.
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Rural health help

Monday, May 14, 2012
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded the University of Iowa Environmental Health Sciences Research Center a five-year, $7.9 million grant to continue investigating environmental health effects arising from rural and agricultural exposures and serving as a primary environmental health resource.

Have a safe summer, kids

Monday, May 14, 2012
With just weeks left before schools let out for the summer, doctors and safety experts at University of Iowa Children's Hospital are encouraging a "safety first" approach to outside activities.
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Gettin' down and dirty for Iowa history

Monday, May 14, 2012
Sixty volunteers helped out with a 10-day archaeological dig this past March and April just outside of South Amana, making a significant contribution to our understanding of Meskwaki life around 1840 (and having fun in the process).

Djalali named dean of UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Friday, May 11, 2012
Meet Chaden Djalali, the new dean of the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, beginning Aug. 15.