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Astronaut talks leadership with MBA students

NASA astronaut and Iowa native Peggy Whitson spoke with Iowa MBA students in Davenport and shared with them the lessons of leadership she learned while commanding the International Space Station.

Miller expects little change at Wells Fargo after Fed sanctions

UI law professor Robert Miller says he thinks penalties imposed on Wells Fargo by the Federal Reserve will have little impact on either the bank's future or its thousands of employees in Des Moines.

UI Libraries puts digital spin on old-fashioned Valentine’s Day cards

Staff in UI Libraries Special Collections have assembled a selection of 11 Valentine's Day e-cards using images taken from cards dating back to 1907. These digital greetings are available as an open-access resource for anyone who cares to send an e-card.
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University of Iowa undergraduates go to ‘rocket school’

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Two University of Iowa undergraduates took part in an intensive, international science program to design, build, and fly a sounding rocket. The class allows students to learn the challenges associated with conceiving and successfully executing a complete rocket mission.
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Digital treasure trove: UI makes avant-garde works accessible to the world

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Learn how the University of Iowa brings art movements such as Dada and Fluxus to life in classrooms and homes across the world.
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Critically acclaimed writing teacher, Writers’ Workshop professor calls attention to aesthetics

Monday, February 12, 2018
Growing up surrounded by educators, Margot Livesey wanted to do something different. Yet, the critically acclaimed author eventually ended up teaching at the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop.

UI dances to No. 3 ranking in what really counts

Every year, an army of sweaty University of Iowa students, wearing gym shorts and T-shirts, raise more money “for the kids” than all but two other colleges nationwide. The millions of dollars raised by UI's Dance Marathon go to treat pediatric cancer patients at the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital.

NASA astronaut to speak at UI Quad Cities center

NASA astronaut and Iowa native Peggy Whitson will discuss leadership when she speaks at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business Quad Cities center in Davenport at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 12. Whitson holds the U.S. record for most days in space and commanded the International Space Station.

UI’s Coffey honored for top neurological study of 2017

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
A study of the impact of medication on children’s migraine headaches, co-led by Christopher Coffey, has been named one of the leading developments in neuroscience in 2017 by the journal “Neurology Today.”
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UI translation minor aims to bridge gaps between individuals, cultures

Monday, February 5, 2018
The University of Iowa’s undergraduate minor in translation builds on the UI’s long history in the field, including the founding of the first translation workshop in the US, in 1962. Find out how the new minor is helping undergraduates succeed.

Two UI students selected as Humanities Without Walls fellows

Monday, February 5, 2018
Two University of Iowa graduate students have been named as Humanities Without Walls consortium 2018 pre-doctoral workshop fellows.
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Dance Marathon tops $3M mark

Monday, February 5, 2018
It’s another year to remember for the University of Iowa Dance Marathon community. Dance Marathon 24 raised $3,011,015.24 to help fund pediatric cancer research at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.