Parents & Families

Optimizing Monday nights

Monday, July 25, 2016
UI researchers find that big-name quarterbacks and reigning Super Bowl champions make the biggest impact on Monday Night Football rankings, the Jacksonville Jaguars the least. Their other conclusion? Putting together a compelling football schedule is hard work.
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More animals contribute to diagnosis, treatment of human diseases

UI researcher Ed Wasserman discusses how scientists are learning that other animals—including pigeons—have impressive abilities that can help prolong people's lives.

Board determines tuition for fall 2016

Wednesday, July 20, 2016
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved a $250 increase in tuition for resident undergraduate students for the fall of 2016, $50 less than the University of Iowa proposal.
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Hawkeye hails academic access close to home

Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Bonnie Brown is a mother with a full-time job, studying social work and taking newly offered courses through the Des Moines campus of the University of Iowa.
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Cavity-fighting liquid lets kids avoid dentists' drill

Arwa Owais, associate professor of pediatric dentistry at the UI College of Dentistry, talks about a liquid called silver diamine fluoride (SDF), which is an alternative to having a cavity drilled and filled by a dentist. SDF can be brushed on cavities to stop decay painlessly.

IEM traders not fully convinced GOP will nominate Trump

A week before the start of the GOP national convention and traders on the Iowa Electronic Markets believe there's still a 10 percent chance the party will nominate someone other than Donald Trump.

A tasty tradition

Monday, July 11, 2016
A cool tradition—elementary school students inventing a new flavor of ice cream for sale at Iowa City’s Heyn’s Ice Cream—turns 20 this year.
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Charting a course

Monday, July 11, 2016
Meet the UI College of Education's new dean, Dan Clay, who combines academic chops with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Young African leaders visit Quad Cities organic farm as part of UI program

A group of 25 young African business leaders toured an organic farm near Davenport on July 8 as part of their participation in the U.S. State Department's Young African Leadership Initiative, offered through the University of Iowa.

Young African leaders tour Quad Cities as part of UI program

A group of young Africans looking to start businesses in their homelands toured the Quad Cities on July 8 as part of their fellowship at the University of Iowa through the U.S. State Department's Young African Leadership Initiative.

Leach looks at world after Brexit vote

Law professor and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives Jim Leach looks at how the world might change after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.

UI developing collaborative downtown tech space

The University of Iowa is a partner in the new MERGE space on downtown Iowa City's pedestrian mall that will serve as a technology research space and incubator for new business start-ups.