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SUSTAINABILITY

The University of Iowa unveiled its "2020 Vision" plan Oct. 29, highlighting seven top goals for energy savings, green power, waste reduction, and more. It also joined the Environmental Protection Agency's Sustainability Partnership Program, which will help the University meet and measure its goals. More

Related: Just wins grant for sustainable citizenship living-learning community More

LANDMARK YEAR

Record enrollment, a revitalized campus, and groundbreaking research made 2010 a year to remember. The University's 2010 report video and web site capture highlights from the year and introduce the people who made them possible
View the video: www.youtube.com/universityofiowa
View the companion web site: www.uiowa.edu/moment

TRADITIONS

Most Iowans know the bronze pig who seems to have taken up permanent residence in Iowa City. Relatively few are acquainted with his historic namesake. More

TOP PARENTS

Pamela Shafer of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Pedro Diaz of Des Moines are The University of Iowa's Mom and Dad of the Year. They were honored Oct. 23 during the Family Weekend Gameday Breakfast and before kickoff of the Hawkeye football game. More

MEDICAL RESEARCH

Investigators with the UI College of Public Health will provide core statistical analysis for the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative, a landmark clinical study sponsored by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. More

BIOGRAPHY

Grant Wood was already famous when he joined the UI faculty in 1934, but stroll campus today and you'll find little evidence of the artist who created one of the world's most recognizable paintings. A new biography explores why. More

AGING RESEARCH

Over the next two years, 14 new professors will join forces with existing faculty to establish The University of Iowa as a world leader in enhancing quality of life among aging populations. More

PODCAST

In developing countries, tourism profits often pad the pockets of foreign investors. But an organization called Travel for Change is helping one African community keep its tourism dollars. Learn how in this edition of the Iowa Insights podcast: More

RELATIONSHIPS

Even if a woman is perfectly clear in expressing sexual interest or rejection, young men vary in their ability to remember the cues, a new UI psychology study shows. More

BASKETBALL

With six freshmen, four new coaches, and two transfers, Bryce Cartwright isn't the only stranger to Iowa's program. The 6-foot-1 guard is eager to help rebuild the Hawkeyes alongside a roster of newcomers like himself. More

GIVING

The online report answers the question "Who is Phil?" and introduces the people and programs who benefit from the enduring generosity of UI donors. More

FACEBOOK

The University is looking to garner 10,000 "likes" for its main Facebook page by the close of 2010. Join the crowd and discover a new way to keep connected to the University, alumni, and friends. More

SPECIAL EDUCATION

William Therrien and John Hosp, associate professors in the UI College of Education, have received a $1.25 million U.S. Department of Education grant to help train graduate students as special education leaders. More

Related: Grant helps students with disabilities live independently More

SPIRIT

Mary Lee Nagle Duda continues to make University of Iowa fans cheer, years after she last set down the black-and-gold pom-poms in 1961. Her family has made a $1.5 million gift through the UI Foundation to establish the Mary Lee Hawkeye Spirit Fund and support intercollegiate athletic programs. More

APPOINTMENT

A $1.5 million bequest from the estate of a former UI professor has created the M. Paul Strottmann Family Chair of Medical Student Education and Physician Training in the UI Department of Internal Medicine. Professor Scott A. Vogelgesang has been named the inaugural holder of the Strottmann Chair. More

Related: Public health dean Curry elected to Institute of Medicine More

LITERATURE

David Adjmi and Amy Leach, products of two writing programs in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, are among the 10 recipients of the 2010 Whiting Writers' Awards. The $50,000 awards were announced during an Oct. 27 ceremony in New York City. More

For the Record

“They are just beat up, and literally, the infrastructure is shredded. You can go downtown and just see telephone poles absolutely full of bullet holes.”

Cliff Missen, director of the UI WiderNet project, which aims to bring the “Internet in a box” to Liberia as the project celebrates its 10th anniversary (Daily Iowan, Sept. 27).

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Alumni Newsmakers

“People are endlessly mysterious.”

Physician, author, and Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus Abraham Verghese, who is on a campaign to restore the tried-and-true physical exam to its central place in the practice of medicine (New York Times, Oct. 11).

Old Gold
HEALTHY START: PIONEERING RESEARCH ON CHILDHOOD BEGAN AT IOWA

HEALTHY START: PIONEERING RESEARCH ON CHILDHOOD BEGAN AT IOWA

For nearly 60 years, the University's Child Welfare Research Station charted how children develop and how best to support their growth. More

From the Iowa Alumni Magazine
BATTLE OF THE BRANDS

BATTLE OF THE BRANDS

Marketing class teaches students why they buy what they buy. More