Impact
UI alumni bring filming to Iowa City
Thursday, July 19, 2012
University of Iowa alumni Ravi Patel, Tim Nash, and Joe Clark bring the filming of The Formula to Iowa City.
Dive in and learn
Thursday, July 19, 2012
The University of Iowa offers American Red Cross swim lessons that are taught year-round for all ages. Each class is taught by a certified Water Safety Instructor and includes fun activities and lessons to help the participant learn how to swim and how to be safe in and around the water.
Boy in remission collects toys for other cancer patients
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Seven-year-old Jacob Flesher of Manchester, Iowa, has spent his cancer remission collecting toys for other young oncology patients at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Come sail away
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Director John Cameron, faculty member in the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts, discusses the challenges of making the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta 'H.M.S. Pinafore', first performed in 1878, relevant and engaging for an audience in 2012 ahead of its performance in Des Moines this weekend.
Iowans to compete in Transplant Games
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Twenty-four athletes, ages 4 to 68 from communities across Iowa, will participate in Transplant Games of America this month in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Art takes a seat downtown
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Iowa City Downtown District has invited local artists to brush, glue, and spray a little color on more than 100 benches throughout the downtown pedestrian mall as part of its BenchMarks project. UI photographer Mike Stenerson took his graffiti style to a bench near the Iowa City Public Library.
Chinese students to visit UI river research station
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The visitors—top students from Chinese high schools—will participate in hands-on research. The event is part of Rivers as Bridges, which celebrates the sister-river relationship of the Mississippi River in the United States and the Yangtze River in China.
Using zombies to teach science
Monday, July 16, 2012
UI epidemiologist Tara Smith talks about using a fictional zombie outbreak to explain infectious diseases.
Diversity award honors teachers
Friday, July 13, 2012
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School teachers Melissa Kraft and Mary Swanson are the recipients of the University of Iowa College of Education's 2012 Phyllis A. Yager Diversity Award. The two are recognized for helping young women develop confidence, handle peer pressure, and overcome bullying, prejudice, and gossip.
'City of Literature,' the movie
Thursday, July 12, 2012
A new documentary premiering at the Iowa City Book Festival reveals how a modest Midwestern college town became a locus of the literary world.
Campus Information Center, University Box Office merge
Thursday, July 12, 2012
University of Iowa students, staff, faculty, and visitors now have a centralized location for campus information, event tickets, Iowa Memorial Union building assistance, and more.
UI joins global wireless network eduroam
Thursday, July 12, 2012
If you’ve traveled to other schools to visit friends, collaborate in research, or take part in a conference, you’ve probably had to track down a guest ID for wireless service. You’ll have to do that less often thanks to a recent enhancement to the University of Iowa wireless network.
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