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Two dreams, one team

Thursday, March 15, 2012
It's pretty rare when a person gets two chances to live out a childhood dream. Recently hired assistant men's golf coach Dan Holterhaus is doing just that at the University of Iowa.

Squeezing secrets from sea sponges

Thursday, March 15, 2012
Postdoctoral scholar Lei Chen hopes to help synthesize potential cancer-fighting molecules from sponges that live in the southwest Pacific.

REACH + Hawks = Success

Thursday, March 15, 2012
The UI men's basketball team has been enjoying a nice run the last few weeks, and REACH student Danny Tyson is enjoying the experience right along with the Hawkeyes.

A breath of fresh air

Thursday, March 15, 2012
College of Public Health alumna and epidemiologist Melissa Gutierrez is taking pediatric asthma care directly to families on Chicago's west side.
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Why the short face?

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Fossils from an Ice Age giant short-faced bear are now on display at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History. The short-faced bear bones are displayed in a special temporary exhibit.

Step inside the BOD POD

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
University researchers who need to know about their human subjects’ body composition can now make use of the latest technology—the BOD POD. And the general public may soon be able to use it, too.
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It's called the Herdbook because...???

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Almost all UI faculty and staff know what the Herdbook is (the university directory); how it became known as the Herdbook isn't common knowledge. Kelli Andresen attempts to wrangle the answer.

Rockin' comedy at the IMU on March 23

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
'30 Rock' actor Judah Friedlander puts on his stand-up comedy hat for a performance at the Iowa Memorial Union on March 23.

Honest Abe meets modern politics

Monday, March 12, 2012
Could Honest Abe survive in today's political climate?
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Coming home again

Friday, March 9, 2012
Twenty-five years ago, the Iowa men's basketball team started the season with 18 straight wins and rose to No. 1 in the national rankings. The group, which included eight future NBA draft picks, has achieved great success in life after basketball.

Making the impossible possible

Friday, March 9, 2012
Community activist, MacArthur Fellow, and author Bill Strickland will visit the University of Iowa and Iowa City community April 2 and 3.

White as snow, red as blood

Friday, March 9, 2012
Orrin W. Robinson III, Professor of German Studies at Stanford University, will present “White as Snow, Red as Blood: Girls and Women in the Grimms’ Fairy Tales,” at 6 p.m., Monday, March 19, in the South Room of the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU).