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Midnight movie date
Friday, March 30, 2012
A partnership between the Bijou Cinema, Campus Activities Board, and the Englert Theatre offers movie lovers the shared experience of seeing a film with others who love movies—at the stroke of midnight, no less.
Busch reads from new memoir
Friday, March 30, 2012
Veteran, actor, and writer Benjamin Bush will read from his new memoir at 7 p.m. Monday, April 2, in a free Prairie Lights reading streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website www.writinguniversity.org.
New department heads for dentistry
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Steven Armstrong and Julie Holloway lead the UI College of Dentistry's operative dentistry and prosthodontics programs.
Nicholson Baker reads April 5
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Author Nicholson Baker will be an Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor in the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Belin-Blank Center celebrates gifts
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Two gifts of $500,000 each have helped the Connie Belin and Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, which is part of the University of Iowa College of Education, make major headway in its $2.5 million fundraising campaign to celebrate the center’s 25th anniversary in 2013.
No more sleepless nights
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Each year, 20 University of Iowa juniors are selected to receive the $5,200 renewable award from the Carver Trust. Part of the criteria is having overcome significant social and economic hardship while showing great potential and promise. Here are the stories of three Carver Scholarship recipients.
Standing tall
Thursday, March 29, 2012
While the men's tennis roster boasts four seniors, 6-foot-8 junior Garret Dunn's exceptional skill and maturity make him a leader for the Hawkeyes.
Seeking truth, accountability, and reconciliation
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Stephen J. Rapp, the ambassador-at-large heading the Office of Global Criminal Justice in the U.S. Department of State, will discuss "Diplomacy for Global Justice: The tools for establishing truth, accountability and reconciliation after the commission of mass atrocities" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the Iowa Memorial Union.
Celebrate achievements of women leaders
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The annual Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women presents some of the university's top honors for faculty and staff, as well as scholarships for promising students.
Annual Tenure Workshop set for April 4
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The University of Iowa Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Faculty Senate, and the Office of the Provost will host the annual Tenure Workshop at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, in Room W401 of Pappajohn Business Building.
Diving coach announces retirement
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
University of Iowa diving coach Bob Rydze, a member of the Hawkeyes swimming and diving program for the past 37 years, has announced his retirement, which will become effective June 30.
Wearing many hats
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Eddie Etsey will serve as co-emcee of the Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival this weekend. It's one of many roles the alumnus from Ghana plays on the UI campus.
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