Impact

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Army ROTC annual Game Ball Run enters 28th year

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Students, faculty, and fans are invited to cheer on the University of Iowa Army ROTC cadets before they depart for the 28th annual Army ROTC Game Ball Run, which carries the Cy-Hawk football series game ball from Iowa City to Ames.
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Academic adventure in Cuba

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Nadia Doubiany was the only UI student to participate in a 2015 summer study program in Cuba, and she says the experience is already paying dividends. Students can learn about the wide range of study abroad opportunities available at the UI Study Abroad Fair on Sept. 15.

Keeping older muscles strong

Monday, September 7, 2015
A UI study identifies the first known cause of age-related muscle weakness and atrophy (the transcription factor ATF4), as well as two natural compounds (ursolic acid, found in apple peel, and tomatidine, from green tomatoes) that blunt ATF4 activity in aged skeletal muscle, leading to increased strength and muscle mass.
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Autism advocate

Monday, September 7, 2015
A combination of curiosity and compassion led Liz Delsandro to her career of helping kids and young adults with autism in one of the top-ranked speech-language pathology programs in the nation, earning her the moniker "Autism Whisperer."

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center awards research grants

Thursday, September 3, 2015
Carver College of Medicine faculty members Kin Fai Au and Kenneth Nepple have received American Cancer Society seed grants to explore new ideas related to the cause, prevention, and therapy of cancer.
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UI Public Policy Center study paints picture of Iowa's dental workforce

Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Iowa’s dental work force looks very different from the way it did 18 years ago—with far more women practicing and the average age of working dentists steadily climbing.
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Seeing benefit of biomass

Thursday, August 27, 2015
The University of Iowa hosted a show-and-tell of sorts Aug. 25, introducing federal and state lawmakers, farmers, and others to a new, locally grown crop the UI plans to use to produce energy on campus.

Hancher event quite the draw

Thursday, August 27, 2015
The grand opening of the new Hancher Auditorium is just over a year away, but getting closer every day. So why not celebrate now? That's just what Hancher did, and the community came out to join in the fun.

Bowlus discusses entrepreneurship, innovation, and good business writing

Dawn Bowlus, director of the UI's Jacobson Academy for Youth Entrepreneurship, says the key to a successful startup business is finding and solving problems.
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Kirkwood Regional Center at the UI enhances STEM teaching

Wednesday, August 26, 2015
The Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa welcomes 350 high school students as it opens this fall, part of a unique partnership including the UI Tippie College of Business and the Colleges of Education and Engineering, which will conduct research, education, and teacher development on site.

Tickets on sale for Hancher's new season

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
In the final season before the new Hancher Auditorium opens, Hancher presents a diverse collection of dancers, musicians, and theater artists. Tickets for these performances are now available for purchase.

UI professor teaches would-be entrepreneurs in Greece

Kurt Heiar, entrepreneur in residence in UI's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, spent part of his summer in Greece helping teach would-be entrepreneurs who want to start their own business in response to the country's ongoing economic crisis how to get their businesses off the ground.