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juno artist drawing

Stellar collaboration

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
To celebrate NASA’s 50th anniversary, the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, will host a three-month exhibit of NASA-commissioned art, "NASA | ART: 50 Years of Exploration," and a companion display of spaceflight instruments and models designed and built at the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Male dancer holds the arm of a younger female dancer, assisting her ballet form

Halsey Hall, Hubbard's summer home

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Summer Intensive, now held at Halsey Hall on the University of Iowa campus, offers advanced students ages 14 to 17 an intensive, one-of-a-kind experience.

Alumni Association event explores magic of 'H.M.S. Pinafore'

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Enjoy an evening of song, expert insights, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the world of Gilbert and Sullivan at a free University of Iowa Alumni Association event featuring UI faculty, staff, and students.

Can't find a law job? Think small.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The University of Iowa College of Law and law student Kay Oskvig are participating in a program that encourages law students to consider careers in rural areas that suffer from a shortage of attorneys.
Jackie Reger and Terry Wahls

Zach's two moms

Monday, July 9, 2012
Jackie Reger and Terry Wahls made reading an essential aspect of their children's upbringing. The parents will listen with pride as their son, Zach Wahls, reads from his lauded book, "My Two Moms," July 14 at the Iowa City Book Festival.
A portion of the national AIDS quilt in Washington D.C.

UI's new app helps locate loved ones on AIDS quilt

Monday, July 9, 2012
A University of Iowa team is giving new meaning to the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Developers at the University of Iowa's Digital Studio for the Humanities created aidsquilttouch.org. It allows visitors to located loved ones on the massive quilt.

4th-annual Iowa City Book Festival features new location, laughs, languages

Monday, July 9, 2012
Book lovers of all ages will find something to love in the fourth-annual Iowa City Book Festival, July 13-15.
Bonnie Sunstein

Teaching the teaching of writing

Monday, July 9, 2012
Here in Iowa City, the words we cultivate are as famous and prolific as the corn we grow. Like our relationship with the local crops that feed the world, we’re conscious of this town’s writing heritage, but most of the time, it’s a fuzzy backdrop for our daily lives.
George Wine, former Iowa Sports Information director

Former Iowa Sports Information Director George Wine dies

Friday, July 6, 2012
George Wine, former Iowa Sports Information director during a transformational time of Hawkeye sports in visibility and popularity, died Thursday morning at the age of 81.

Partnership for Alcohol Safety to meet July 11

Friday, July 6, 2012
The bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety will take place Wednesday, July 11, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 2390 of the University Capitol Centre (also known as the Old Capitol Town Centre) in downtown Iowa City.
Rossina Liu formed the Community Stories Writing Workshop

Breaking stereotypes, building connections

Friday, July 6, 2012
The Community Stories Writing Workshop, a writers group founded by University of Iowa College of Education doctoral student Rossina Liu, has provided a positive outlet for dozens of people at Iowa City’s Shelter House, a nonprofit organization that provides services to the homeless.

Free solar talk, viewing session July 14

Friday, July 6, 2012
Learn more about the sun at a free lecture and observation session called "The Sun in the Year of Solar Maximum" beginning at noon, Saturday, July 14, in Lecture Room 1 of Van Allen Hall.