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Boiling Down the Burg--Alumna publishes book on legendary Iowa City diner

From designing superior running shoes to developing a cure for testicular cancer, UI alumni are making their marks across the spectrum, and on June 9 a dozen of them were recognized by the UI Alumni Association for their distinguished accomplishments. More

HANCHER HIGHLIGHTS

Hancher announces performance lineup for 40th anniversary season

The University of Iowa’s Hancher has announced its 2012-13 schedule of events, which includes dance, music, theater, and family-friendly fare. Tickets for the entire season are now on sale. The season, which bears the slogan “Great Artists, Great Audiences, Hancher Performances,” marks the organization’s 40th anniversary. More

NEW DIGS

UI about to start construction on much-anticipated residence hall

The UI will break ground this summer on the first new residence hall to be built on campus since 1968. The $53 million West Campus Residence Hall, with housing for 501 students, will be located on the corner of Grand Avenue and Byington Road, just east of Rienow Hall. More

MAMMOTH DISCOVERY

Prospect of finding complete mammoth skeleton in rural Iowa excites researchers

An Iowa farmer and his family discovered an assortment of mammoth bones in their backyard, and they are hoping that assistance from the UI will uncover many more. The UI Museum of Natural History, with cooperation from the Department of Geoscience and the Office of the State Archaeologist, is organizing the ongoing excavation and scientific evaluation of the find. More

HIGH-SEAS HILARITY

UI production of Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera to travel to Des Moines

The UI Opera Theater production of H.M.S. Pinafore docks at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts July 13-15, and at the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines July 20-21. Featuring full orchestra, soloists, and chorus, the production is sung in English with supertitles projected above the stage. More

SPACE FOR SUCCESS

New Learning Commons will provide an “intellectual hub” for students

In fall of 2013, UI students will have access to a tech-infused, 24-hour, comfy study space and one-stop academic help center at the Main Library. An added bonus will be an expanded menu, with gourmet coffees and hot panini, at the library cafe. More

PARTNERS IN CARE

Many patients sign on to advocate, support UI health services

Like many medical centers across the country, UI Health Care joins forces with patients who are grateful for the services and want to give something back, whether that means sharing their stories, volunteering, or donating funds to support research and clinical care. More

TECHNOLOGY

UI team to develop a mobile app for AIDS Memorial Quilt anniversary

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, a work of art that reflects the worldwide scope and personal impact of the AIDS pandemic. As part of the commemoration, the UI Digital Studio for the Public Humanities is working to make the quilt more available and accessible to people around the world by creating a mobile web application. More

SUMMER SATIRE

Iowa Summer Rep to open with Orton's satiric comedy

The 2012 Iowa Summer Rep season of “Chills and Thrills” opens June 21 with a racy, Monty Python-esque satire of the mystery genre, Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw, in the David Thayer Theatre of the UI Theatre Building. Performances are scheduled through July 11. More

HEALTH CARE REFORM

UI expert discusses health care reform, what it means for rural America

In advance of the much-anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, UI professor Keith Mueller, head of health management and policy in the College of Public Health, offers his assessment of the mammoth reform bill passed in 2010. More

VIEWING VENUS

Crowd gathers on Van Allen roof for glimpse of Venus traversing sun

Although it was mostly cloudy in Iowa City on June 5, many area residents showed up on the roof of Van Allen Hall, where UI physics and astronomy experts had set up specialized telescopes for viewing Venus’s transit across the sun. More

PINNING THE NUMBERS

Olympic wrestling trials' economic impact on Johnson County: $5.6 million

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. More

“My first instinct is that it is not an insured property.”

Ty Leverty, assistant professor of finance in the Tippie College of Business, offering a gloomy assessment in light of the estimated $4 million to $6 million in damage caused by a fire that started May 26 at the Iowa City Landfill. The now-extinguished fire shut down the facility to the public for more than two weeks and caused local public health officials to issue air quality warnings (Gazette, June 10).

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“I knew I was on to something.”

Iowa graduate and entrepreneur Doug Stienstra, who launched his business, Flash Pals, after the flash drive he made for his girlfriend using a fuzzy finger puppet from a toy store was a big hit among her friends (Entrepreneur, June 2012).