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UI Rec Services offering youth yoga, Zumba
Thursday, March 1, 2012
UI Recreational Services is offering spring yoga and Zumba classes for third through eighth graders.
UI College of Education recognizes faculty with research awards
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Fifteen University of Iowa faculty members received support to fund research projects that represent educational research at its best: “critical, purposeful, and solutions-oriented,” according to UI College of Education Dean and Professor Margaret S. Crocco.
College of Education graduate student Storlie named leadership intern
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Cassandra Storlie, a third-year counselor education and supervision doctoral student in the University of Iowa College of Education, was selected as a recipient of the Chi Sigma Iota Leadership Internship for 2012-13.
Boning up for better health
Thursday, March 1, 2012
A new clinical trial conducted by University of Iowa researchers shows that delivering high doses of "load," or stress, to bone through programmed electrical stimulation of the muscle significantly slows the loss of bone density in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).
New approach for finals
Thursday, March 1, 2012
A computerized system for scheduling final exams eases calendar conflicts, while student-driven policy changes support academic success.
Registration open for lifeguard certification course
Thursday, March 1, 2012
UI Recreational Services is offering a course for those who are interested in receiving an American Red Cross Universal Certificate indicating certification in Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED. The course runs Mar. 23–25.
Are companies hiring again?
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Businesses may be in a hiring mood if the numbers at February's University of Iowa spring job and internship fair were any indication.
Make better decisions with money
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Money is great for buying stuff, but a new study by University of Iowa finance professors suggests it's also useful for keeping score and might help people make better decisions.
Iowans as art
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Peter Feldstein made Iowans the focus for a series of life-size photographs displayed throughout the new College of Public Health Building.
Runners to get 'Nearly Naked' for charity run March 24
Thursday, March 1, 2012
The University of Iowa Alumni Association's S.T.A.T. (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow) Ambassadors, will host the Nearly Naked Mile at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 24.
Law professor believes judges should start campaigning
Thursday, March 1, 2012
During Iowa's 2010 election season, the three justices of the state's Supreme Court were noticeably quiet as conservative groups outraged by their decision legalizing gay marriage angrily and emotionally argued for their removal. Todd Pettys, a professor of the law at the University of Iowa, said that silence wasn't unusual. Judges and justices have historically been reluctant to engage in the...
Law school restores Illinois slavery history
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Law professor Lea VanderVelde is working with the Illinois State Archives to make the agency's online servitude and emancipation records database more complete and accurate.
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