Impact

A taste of Carnaval

Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A mini-Carnaval at 4:30 p.m., Friday, June 8, outside the University of Iowa Theatre Building will feature music, dance, masks, and puppets, along with stilt-walkers from Canada's Swizzlestick Theatre.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt

Creating worldwide access

Monday, June 4, 2012
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. As part of the commemoration, a team in the University of Iowa Digital Studio for the Public Humanities is creating a mobile web application, AIDS Quilt Touch.

Pinning down the numbers

Friday, June 1, 2012
The economic impact of the recent 2012 U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials on Johnson County exceeded $5 million, according to survey results released June 1 by the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB).
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When distance learning meant TV

Friday, June 1, 2012
In 1933, the University of Iowa was the first American university to broadcast TV—then considered the wave of the future for teaching students at remote locations.
Bedica Ermilus

Bedica memorial

Thursday, May 31, 2012
The young life of Bedica Ermilus will be celebrated with a memorial service Saturday, as those whose hearts she stole during her life-saving trip from her native Haiti to Iowa City in March mourn the infant who died just days after returning home, likely from disease common in Haiti.
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What's the prognosis?

Thursday, May 31, 2012
UI health policy expert Keith Mueller offers his take on the Affordable Care Act and whether the health care reform legislation will be upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Saving Westdale Mall

Wednesday, May 30, 2012
University of Iowa business students working with the City of Cedar Rapids to revitalize Westdale Mall have recommended the structure be partially demolished and replaced with an open-air lifestyle center.

Festival announces line-up of music and musicians

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The line-up of music and musicians is now complete for MusicIC 2012, Iowa City’s summer classical music festival June 10-16. The main events are three concerts on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, June 14, 15, and 16.

Alumni Association honors 12 for achievement, service

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
From designing superior running shoes to developing a cure for testicular cancer, UI alumni are making their marks across the spectrum.
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Navigating a complex world

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Economic and cultural changes, state and federal laws, and international treaties have combined to create an increasingly complex system of law that’s focused on families and the legal implications of cross-border family relationships. UI law professor Ann Estin is helping to make sense of that complexity.
Jackson Pollock <em>Mural</em>

Pollock pulls 'em in

Thursday, May 24, 2012
Attendance for the current University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA) loan exhibition, "Jackson Pollock Mural," is on pace to become the best-attended art exhibition in the museum's history. The exhibition is open to the public free of charge at the Des Moines Art Center.
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Hatching innovative ideas

Thursday, May 24, 2012
Twenty young innovators from across the Hawkeye State came together on the University of Iowa campus to share their creations at Invent Iowa, the state’s oldest STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) outreach initiative.