Impact

Choosing STEM excellence

Monday, March 3, 2014
More than 150 high school students from around the state came to campus to present original research and participate in hands-on learning labs during the 2014 Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium hosted by the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center.
John Prineas, UI associate professor of physics and astronomy, demonstrates a fan powered by light from a flashlight illuminating a semiconductor solar cell

Sharing STEM knowledge

Monday, March 3, 2014
Five of the more than 150 Iowa high school students from across the state were chosen to advance to a national conference after presenting their original research on the UI campus during the 2014 Iowa Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.

Visual artist Setzer to perform in Iowa City March 5

Monday, March 3, 2014
The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will present "The Black Tongue Lexicon," a free performance by visual artist Gary Setzer, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 in Public Space One, 120 N. Dubuque Street in downtown Iowa City.
Photo of exhibit of prehistoric fish in the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

'Dare to Discover' website connects campus, communities

Monday, March 3, 2014
Iowans are invited to “Dare to Discover” the research, creativity, and innovation the University of Iowa strives to achieve—from the screen of their computer, tablet, or smartphone—with the help of a new gateway website launched by the UI Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development called "Dare to Discover."
people with tea pots

UI Chinese teachers share tea ceremony with Muscatine high school students

Monday, March 3, 2014
Chinese teachers with the Confucius Institute in University of Iowa International Programs visited Muscatine High School to teach students about the tea ceremony in the Chinese culture. After the presentation, students brewed tea in pots they made and shared it with classmates.

Carl Djerassi, chemist who developed the pill, to speak at UI symposium March 8

Monday, March 3, 2014
Author and chemist Carl Djerassi will give a keynote address at the symposium "Pill and Pen: Contraception and Unwanted Pregnancy in Literature and Popular Culture." The symposium will be held March 7 to 9 in various locations across the UI campus.
boy with tuning fork

Listen up: Children hear program about dangerous sounds

Monday, March 3, 2014
UI audiology graduate students presented "Dangerous Decibels" at the Iowa City Public Library Friday, offering information about how the human ear works, what happens inside the ear when hearing loss takes place, and what people can do to prevent hearing loss.

Workshop alum Denis Johnson to read at public events March 5-7

Monday, March 3, 2014
Denis Johnson, alumnus and former faculty member of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will hold several public literary events in Iowa City between March 5 and 7, capped with a reading of the play "Psychos Never Dream" at 7 p.m. Friday, March 7, in the Dey House on the UI campus.

Class offers tips for family caregivers of older adults

Monday, March 3, 2014
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a course designed to empower family caregivers of older adults to take better care of themselves. The tools learned in the six-week series benefit caregivers by helping them reduce stress, improve caregiving confidence, establish balance in their lives, communicate their needs, make tough decisions, and locate helpful resources.
UI President Sally Mason

UI president reveals personal experience in sexual misconduct forum

Friday, February 28, 2014
University of Iowa President Sally Mason revealed her own personal experience with sexual assault at a listening session that drew more than 200 students, faculty, staff, and community members Thursday, Feb. 27 in the Iowa Memorial Union.

UI website adds bigger link to report sexual misconduct

Friday, February 28, 2014
Within 24 hours of a listening session about sexual assault on the University of Iowa’s campus, UI administrators have responded by making changes to the home page for UI's website.

Voices of compassion, courage, and concern

Friday, February 28, 2014
More than 200 University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered for a listening session on sexual assault and misconduct Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Iowa Memorial Union, where many, including UI President Sally Mason, shared personal experiences about sex assault.