Impact

It's spooky! It's fun! It's free!

Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Enjoy a night of spooky fun that's free and open to the public when the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums host the eighth annual Creepy Campus Crawl Friday, Oct. 26.

Influencing policy, practice to help children and families

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Thanks to expertise in the University of Iowa College of Education's new doctoral program in Couple and Family Therapy, the UI is one of five institutions partnering to create the Tanager Place Research Center that will help children and families with mental health care support.

UI Muslims, expert offer mixed view on Middle East protests

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
University of Iowa Muslim students, a UI expert, and members of the local community share mixed views on the now-infamous anti-Muslim video that sparked uprisings in the Muslim world.
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UI Division of Continuing Education

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
University of Iowa alumnus Chris Kelly says he's grateful he was able to obtain a UI degree from 1,000 miles away in New Jersey while juggling a career and parenthood thanks to distance education opportunities.
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Honoring your wishes

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Taking the time while in good health to discuss and document future healthcare goals removes the guesswork for families, offering a powerful tool and a source of support during uncertain times.

L. Hunter Lovins to speak Oct. 4

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
L. Hunter Lovins, author and sustainable business leader, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in Room W10 (the Buchanan Auditorium) of the Pappajohn Business Building at the University of Iowa.
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Avoiding unexpected deliveries

Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Most are familiar with the fairy tale version of the stork who delivers neatly bundled babies to doorsteps. Researchers at the University of Iowa gave the storybook stork a new twist, placing it at the center of a comprehensive social marketing campaign designed to prevent unintended pregnancies.
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Hancher rebuilding still on track

Monday, September 24, 2012
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hancher Auditorium has been postponed, but University of Iowa officials say the project to replace UI’s main performing arts center destroyed in the 2008 flood still is on track.
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Pep assembly

Monday, September 24, 2012
For alumni and fans interested in accumulating Hawkeye memorabilia, collecting Iowa Homecoming badges is a common and easy place to start. And for some, it's a family tradition.
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'Keeping the Tradition'

Monday, September 24, 2012
The University of Iowa has been celebrating a century of Homecoming traditions this week. The fun continues this weekend with traditional events like the annual parade, king and queen coronation, concert, and football game. The parade, themed "Keeping the Tradition: Centennial Edition," will begin tonight at 5:45 p.m.

Pentacrest Museums join National Museum Day Live!

Friday, September 21, 2012
On Saturday, Sept. 29, the UI Pentacrest Museums will participate in the eighth annual Museum Day Live! Visitors can download a Museum Day Live! ticket at www.smithsonian.com/museumday and redeem it at the Old Capitol Museum or the UI Museum of Natural History for a free gift.

'Nest' for UIHC children may adorn Kinnick

Friday, September 21, 2012
An initiative is underway to build Herky’s Nest, a premium seating area for patients at the UI Children’s Hospital, in Kinnick Stadium.