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Preserving 'Her' story

Monday, November 5, 2012
University Libraries is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Iowa Women's Archives. Author Suzanne O'Dea will share her new biography of Iowa Women's Archives co-founder Mary Louise Smith on Saturday, Nov. 10.

UI hosts USTA junior tennis tournament

Monday, November 5, 2012
The Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex will play host to a United States Tennis Association Junior Tournament Dec. 7-9. The event is open to players ages 8 to 18.

Celebrating international education

Monday, November 5, 2012
The University of Iowa will celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide by recognizing International Education Week 2012 through several events and activities on the UI campus.

Movies@MNH features 'Lost Nation—The Ioway' Nov. 4

Friday, November 2, 2012
The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History continues its fall Movies@MNH series at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Macbride Auditorium. This month’s film feature is “Lost Nation—The Ioway” in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.

'Fossil Guy' talks about Iowa's mammoths

Friday, November 2, 2012
"The Fossil Guy" series continues at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m., with “When the Mammoths Roamed Iowa." Each program consists of a 30-minute talk by Don Johnson, a local amateur paleontologist. The free public events are held in Macbride Auditorium.

UI study breaks new ground in reading development research

Friday, November 2, 2012
A recent study by University of Iowa scientists published in Developmental Psychology shows certain kinds of variation in words may help early readers learn better.
Sauvik Goswami, Diversity Liaison for UI Student Government and one of the Diwali 2012 organizers

Cultural champion

Friday, November 2, 2012
Sauvik Goswami, the UI Student Government diversity liaison for the 2012-13 academic year, enjoys sharing his culture through events such as Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights, which will be celebrated Saturday, Nov. 3, on the UI campus.
A photo of toddler Nicholas Metz being pulled in a wagon who was born prematurely. A team at Nationwide Children’s Hospital cared for him.

Bell comments on importance of standardized care for preemies

Friday, November 2, 2012
Edward Bell, M.D., a professor of pediatrics with University of Iowa's Children's Hospital and an expert in the care of extremely premature infants, comments on the importance of standardization of care for very premature babies.

Spotting red flags

Friday, November 2, 2012
During the month of November, people will see red flags on the University of Iowa campus as part of The Red Flag campaign, spearheaded by the UI Men's Anti-Violence Council and the UI Women's Resource and Action Center, to educate college students about dating violence.

Disasters in the 21st Century

Thursday, November 1, 2012
How do you recover from a natural disaster like Hurricane Sandy, which is estimated to have caused billions of dollars in economic losses, as well as emotional damages from the rising death toll? An upcoming UI workshop will examine several recent worldwide disasters in an attempt to answer that question.

Get Iowa Now stories when and how you want them

Thursday, November 1, 2012
Iowa Now subscribers now have greater say over what stories are delivered to their email in-boxes, and when and how they receive them.
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Celebrating active learning

Thursday, November 1, 2012
Three University of Iowa College of Education alumni are being recognized as innovative, engaging educators by the Iowa Children’s Museum and its inaugural Robert E. Yager Active Learning Award.