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Loras College Dance Marathon is top national fundraiser per capita

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The seventh annual Loras College Dance Marathon last weekend raised more than $155,800, making the event the top Dance Marathon fundraiser per capita across the country.

Media experts on education affordability, policy, politics available

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Several University of Iowa experts are available to media to share their expertise as President Obama visits campus to talk about college affordability this week.
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Little girl, big journey

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Bedica Ermilus may never know of all of the people who came together and worked hard to bring her to University of Iowa Children’s Hospital for a surgery that would save her life but it’s a sure bet they’ll never forget her.

Educators learning from each other

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The University of Iowa is one of two institutions a delegation of Russian educators is visiting for an in-depth look at different facets of higher education, hosted by the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development.

Choral groups will perform

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Women’s Chorale and Camerata of the University of Iowa School of Music will share a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Riverside Recital Hall.
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Get to Know...Matt Kroeger

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Get to Know series asks University of Iowa faculty and staff a few questions about their work and their outside interests. Today we visit with Matt Kroeger from the Office of Admissions.
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Boots on the ground

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
In the Navy it was Adam Connell’s job to successfully board ships being used for arms smuggling, drug trafficking, and other nefarious activities. But transitioning to college life provided its own challenges. Fortunately, the University of Iowa offers a range of services to help.
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Giving veterans a helping hand

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The University of Iowa wants to do more than help military veterans enroll in college; it wants to make sure they succeed once they’re here by providing financial, academic, and even moral support.

Biology student group holds fund-raising sale May 1

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The University of Iowa Biological Interests Society (UI BIO) will hold a Plant Sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, on the Kautz Plaza, located on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway between Calvin Hall and the Pappajohn Business Building.
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UI Museum of Natural History's 100-year-old insect collection comes to life

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
“Insects: A Collection in Multiple Dimensions”—featuring artwork by University of Iowa graduate student Kevin Chamberlain—opens May 3 at 5 p.m. in the UI Pentacrest Museums Gallery for the Arts, Humanities, and Sciences at the Old Capitol Museum.

New Obama visit info for public, patients

Monday, April 23, 2012
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics patients, UI visitors, and people planning to attend an April 25 speech by U.S. President Barack Obama in the Field House should be aware of special measures designed to help the event run smoothly for everyone.
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Lining up for Obama tickets

Monday, April 23, 2012
By noon Monday, the line for free tickets to President Barack Obama's April 25 speech wound through the Iowa Memorial Union and down the street.