Impact

Clarinet Studio to give recital March 11

Friday, March 7, 2014
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free recital by the Clarinet Studio of UI faculty member Maurita Murphy Marx at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. The recital will feature solos, trios, and quartets from a repertoire that ranges from Bach to Brazilian music.

University, Concert Bands to perform March 10

Friday, March 7, 2014
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the University Band and Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 10, in the Iowa Memorial Union Ballroom.

Camerata, University Choir to perform March 7

Friday, March 7, 2014
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free ensemble concert by Camerata and University Choir at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

University of Iowa College of Law, Buena Vista University sign partnership

Friday, March 7, 2014
The University of Iowa College of Law and Buena Vista University have entered into an agreement that will allow undergraduate students at Buena Vista to earn both their bachelor’s and law degrees in six years.
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Private sector shows interest in UI art museum resurrection

The University of Iowa Museum of Art hasn't stopped growing since losing its home along the river in 2008; today, the museum owns some 14,000 pieces—about 10 percent more than it had when UI evacuated paintings and sculptures just hours ahead of rising floodwater.

Child protection: A global responsibility

Thursday, March 6, 2014
The 2014 Provost’s Global Forum at the University of Iowa, “Child Protection: A Global Responsibility,” will address the global and local impact of child abuse and neglect through several events that are free and open to the public March 26-28 on the UI campus.
"Mural"

Jackson Pollock's 'Mural' gets an overhaul and a temporary new home

Thursday, March 6, 2014
This month Jackson Pollock's "Mural," donated to the University of Iowa in 1951, goes on display at Los Angeles’ Getty Center following an extensive restoration; the wall-size work marked the point when Pollock began to adopt his epic maniacal flick-and-flail style.
Students in the Recreation and Sport Business track in the Chicago Blackhawks locker room.

Educational road trip

Thursday, March 6, 2014
University of Iowa students participating in the Recreation and Sport Business track traveled to Chicago on Feb. 13 for an educational field trip.
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The cycle of art

Thursday, March 6, 2014
Avid cyclist and University of Iowa art professor Steve McGuire teaches students how to make bicycles as artistic expression.
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Pollock's 'Mural' ready for display

Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Jackson Pollock's Mural goes on display at the Getty Center next week after more than a year of work by scholars and conservation experts who have spent a lot of hours poring over Pollock's iconic pouring methods, and the types of paint used.

Salt Lake playwright in cross-cultural program from Iowa to Iraq

Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Salt Lake City playwright David Kranes will participate in Book Wings, a collaborative theater project at the University of Iowa and the University of Baghdad, with participants in Baghdad and Iowa City collaborating via teleconference.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns under Hancher, Paramount Presents auspices

Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is one of the world’s great dance companies. In collaboration with Paramount Presents, the University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on Wednesday, March 19, at 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids.