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UI Hospitals and Clinics using smarter IV system

Thursday, May 29, 2014
Adding another layer to patient safety measures that have long been in place, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has begun using an IV system that uses the patient bar code to enter the dosage, eliminating possibility of human error from entering the information manually.
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UI instructor, local businesswoman teaches in Italy

Thursday, May 29, 2014
Quad-Cities businesswoman Ginny Wilson-Peters will teach her UI MBA leadership development class in Italy this summer: "The good thing about the leadership model I use is it really is relative around the globe."

New graduate brings UI skills to Spirit Lake

Two years as a marketing and events intern for the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center were just the right preparation for Libby Glaser to join Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation staff as the communications and events coordinator four days after graduating from the UI.
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UI, Iowa Department of Public Health release results of gambling study

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The UI's Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation reviewed gambling attitudes and behaviors among Iowa youth and found higher rates of alcohol use, binge drinking, tobacco use, drug use, and thoughts of suicide among adolescents as the frequency of gambling increased.
Wynn Institute car on the track at the Indy 500

Wynning the race against blindness

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Buddy Lazier's positive attitude is the exact reason why he is a perfect person to represent the Wynn Institute for Vision Research at the University of Iowa.
UI student Amanda Bartlett sits on the judge's seat in the district court while studying abroad

Studying crime and justice in Britain

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Amanda Bartlett, a UI freshman majoring in journalism and mass communication from Pleasant Hill, Iowa, shares her experiences in the summer study abroad program, Crime and Justice in Britain, where she is gaining insight into America’s criminal justice system by studying its British roots.

Alumni Association honors 13 individuals, one family for achievement, service

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
From penning award-winning television scripts to developing alternative energy solutions for third-world countries, UI alumni are making their marks across the spectrum.
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Celebration of Life planned for Norm Parker

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
The University of Iowa Athletics Department will be holding a Norm Parker Celebration of Life service on Saturday, May 31 at Kinnick Stadium. The service, which is open to the public, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the south end zone of Kinnick Stadium.
Wynn Institute car on the track at the Indy 500

Wynning the race against blindness

Sunday, May 25, 2014
Buddy Lazier's positive attitude is the exact reason why he is a perfect person to represent the Wynn Institute for Vision Research at the University of Iowa.

Hovenkamp sees Comcast merger influenced by AT&T/DirecTV proposal

Friday, May 23, 2014
By acquiring DirecTV, AT&T will get the scale to compete more effectively against a combined Comcast-Time Warner Cable, making that transaction appear less threatening to regulators, says UI law professor Herb Hovenkamp.

Sights and sounds at Hancher construction site

Friday, May 23, 2014
Experience the sights and sounds from the Hancher construction site as artists perform during a break for construction workers with a performance that will be a part of the new facility in the fall of 2016.
A UI student strolls on campus.

UI starts tuition-free summer school

Friday, May 23, 2014
About 200 students are taking classes tuition-free at the University of Iowa this summer thanks to the Hawk Tuition Grant.