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Actually, it IS a film

Friday, April 13, 2012
The Bijou Cinema, the University of Iowa's student-run independent movie house in the Iowa Memorial Union, will begin screenings of This Is Not a Film at 9:30 p.m., Friday, April 20.

Gable statue to be unveiled April 18

Friday, April 13, 2012
The University of Iowa will unveil a bronze statue of former University of Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable outside the main entrance to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday, April 18 at 4:30 p.m.

Recent deaths

Friday, April 13, 2012
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Explore engineering research

Friday, April 13, 2012
April 19 open house features undergraduate research presentations, grad school seminar, talk on the future of energy, and more.

A new lease on life

Friday, April 13, 2012
The UI Heart and Vascular Center is using a breakthrough approach called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement to treat certain elderly and high-risk patients with severe stenosis—a narrowing of the heart’s aortic valve.

Insight on autism

Friday, April 13, 2012
Temple Grandin, widely considered to be the most accomplished and best-known adult with autism in the world, will speak in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18.
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All this fuss over a few facts

Friday, April 13, 2012
John D'Agata's book about fact-checking in literary nonfiction has become one of the most discussed books of the year.

Art as allegory

Thursday, April 12, 2012
In visiting painter Laurie Hogin's work, images of mutant plants and animals in overgrown landscapes examine themes like desire, pleasure, intoxication, and love.

Four graduating seniors recognized by Chief Diversity Office

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Four graduating seniors were recognized by the Chief Diversity Office for their achievements, leadership, and service.

Student employee of the year recognized for pain research

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Dane Pratt is contributing to valuable pain research in the UI Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, and for his work he has been named the 2011 University of Iowa Student Employee of the Year.

UI Press releases poetry prize winners

Thursday, April 12, 2012
Winners of the 2011 Iowa Poetry Prize—Grand & Arsenal by Kerri Webster and Natural Selections by Joseph Campana—are now available from the University of Iowa Press.
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A case of art and law

Thursday, April 12, 2012
When your father is a lawyer, and your grandfather is a lawyer, and your great-grandfather is a lawyer, it seems natural that you’re going to be drawn to courtrooms. Several of Iowa's chambers of justice became the subject of Christopher Beckman's photography thesis project.