Impact

With a little help from my friends

Friday, June 22, 2012
Kevin Chamberlain’s art exhibit, “Insects: A Collection in Multiple Dimensions,” was inspired by nature and personally rewarding thanks to a group of talented preschool students.

Jones questions voting machines

Friday, June 22, 2012
University of Iowa computer scientist Doug Jones identifies the vulnerabilities of machine voting.

UIMA's First Friday moves to Coralville for July

Friday, June 22, 2012
Come celebrate mid-summer at the University of Iowa Museum of Art’s First Friday event. For $5, enjoy music, drinks, and hors d’oeuvres with fellow art lovers at Vesta Restaurant, located at Iowa River Landing in Coralville from 5-7 p.m. on July 6.
Emily Mikels shows off a clay mask to Toni Cilek.

Valuable real-world experience

Friday, June 22, 2012
UI SPEAKS is comprised of two summer programs—one for elementary school children, and another for teens who stutter. Both give kids who stutter a safe and supportive place in which to “let stuttering out.”

Girl Scouts stuff animals for peds patients

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Local Girl Scouts built stuffed animals for pediatric cancer patients at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Gallo assesses plans for Westdale revival

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Finance faculty member John Gallo assesses plans for the revival of Cedar Rapids' Westdale Mall.

UI Children’s Hospital, Iowa Hawkeyes announce 2012 Kid Captains

Monday, June 18, 2012
Thirteen current and former University of Iowa Children’s Hospital patients will receive special recognition from the Iowa Hawkeyes this year as each takes a turn serving as a 2012 Kid Captain.
UI faculty walking toward a barn

Seeing Iowa from many perspectives

Monday, June 18, 2012
Every spring, a small group of faculty sets out to see Iowa through the eyes of folks outside Iowa City. They meet with Iowans and listen to stories of triumph and challenge, and they return with a new perspective on the state, their students and their lives as UI faculty.

UI awarded $7.7 million to improve care coordination, reduce costs in Iowa

Friday, June 15, 2012
The University of Iowa, in partnership with 11 Iowa hospitals comprising the UI Critical Access Hospital Network, has received a $7.7 million Health Care Innovation Award from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve care coordination and communication with practitioners in 10 rural Iowa counties.

Bringing the world to Iowa youth

Friday, June 15, 2012
Steve and Nissa Greenquist love to teach and travel. The father-daughter alumni duo were two of 35 teachers from across the state who recently visited the University of Iowa campus to learn how to better infuse global perspectives into their classrooms.

Setting the record straight on private giving

Thursday, June 14, 2012
Lynette Marshall, University of Iowa Foundation president and CEO, outlines efficient, effective, and essential strategies for connecting with UI supporters.
Man holds up furry animal flash drives.

Warm and fuzzy flash drives

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
University of Iowa graduate and accidental entrepreneur Doug Stienstra discovers a niche for the cutest little USB drives you'll ever see.