ISU Biotechnology Outreach Education Center Recognized by Lowa Academy of Science

Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , ,   
par par AMES, Iowa 'e2'80ldblquote For Mike Zeller, there'e2'80'99s nothing optional about science. By his estimation, today'e2'80'99s students will enter a workforce and a society increasingly reliant on technology and an understanding of scientific principles.par par 'e2'80'9cMaybe 10 percent of kids in school will make a career out of science, but 100 percent ...

School Kids, Lowa State Graduate Students Teach each other Lessons in Science

Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , , , , ,   
par par AMES, Iowa 'e2'80ldblquote The seventh graders picked up pushpins and started digging into their wet and saturated corn kernels.par par It was a lesson in basic seed biology. The task of the day was to find, identify and separate the four basic parts of a kernel: the tip cap, the endosperm, ...

UI presents Band Extravaganza Nov. 6 in Carver-Hawkeye

Posted On Monday, October 29, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , , , ,   
The top bands of the University of Iowa School of Music will take center stage with the annual Band Extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Band Extravaganza is a popular showcase for the Johnson County Landmark (JCL) jazz band, the Symphony Band, and the Hawkeye Marching ...

UI Students Can Attend Lowa Museum Conference

Posted On Friday, October 19, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , , ,   
University of Iowa students may participate in professional seminars and workshops during the 2012 Iowa Museum Association (IMA) annual conference, Sunday, Oct. 21 through Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Iowa City. This year’s event is hosted by UI Pentacrest Museums. Each year, the IMA conference gathers museum professionals, vendors, and volunteers from ...

Tuition at Lowa Universities Trends Lower Than Nation

Posted On Thursday, October 18, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , ,   
More than a dozen states raised university tuition and fees by double-digit increases in recent years to offset funding cuts, but Iowa’s public universities stayed well below the average increases nationally. And with state regents next week set to consider the first tuition freeze at Iowa’s public universities in more than ...

ISU Study: Aphid Attacks Weaken Genetic Defenses in Soybeans, May Open Door for Other Pests

Posted On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , , , ,   
AMES, Iowa – Aphids, the tiny insects that have become a primary threat to Iowa soybeans in recent years, possess a unique ability to block the genetic defense response of soybeans and may open the door for other pests to do even more damage to crops, according to a recent ...

Chinese author Mo Yan was in residence at UI in 2004

Posted On Friday, October 12, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , ,   
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Chinese author Mo Yan, a 2004 participant of the University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP). One of China's foremost novelists, Mo is best known for his 1987 novel Hong Gaoliang Jiazu (in English, Red Sorghum). The internationally acclaimed film adaptation, directed by Zhang Yimou, won ...

Inhibiting CaMKII activity could lead to new heart disease therapies

Posted On Friday, October 12, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: ,   
University of Iowa researchers have previously shown that an enzyme called CaM kinase II plays a pivotal role in the death of heart cells following a heart attack or other conditions that damage or stress heart muscle. Loss of beating heart cells is generally permanent and leads to heart failure, ...

Study finds that closeness with either parent has behavioral, emotional benefits

Posted On Friday, October 12, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , , , ,   
Parents: Want to help ensure your children turn out to be happy and socially well adjusted? Bond with them when they are infants. That’s the message from a study by the University of Iowa, which found that infants who have a close, intimate relationship with a parent are less likely to ...

UI Pentacrest Museums and partners plan four days of activities

Posted On Saturday, October 6, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , ,   
University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums and partners are celebrating National Archaeology Day with four days of lectures, activities, tours, and more Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 11-14. The national event is sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America, including the Iowa Chapter. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13 and 14 will feature many ...

Humorist Finch to read from best-selling memoir

Posted On Thursday, October 4, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , ,   
2012.10.03 Book deals with his commitment to self-improvement following Asperger's diagnosis Humorist David Finch will give a free reading as part of the Live from Prairie Lights series at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15, in Room W10 of the Pappajohn Business Building on the University of Iowa campus. David Finch Finch will read ...

Hancher to present Lila Downs on Oct. 13 at Englert Theatre

Posted On Thursday, October 4, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , ,   
Vocalist Lila Downs Concert is part of 'The Latino Midwest' symposium 2012.10.03 The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present vocalist Lila Downs on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Englert Theatre. The performance is part of the UI Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and UI International Programs’ The Latino Midwest symposium. Downs, born in Oaxaca, Mexico, is ...

Board of Regents Requests Public Input on Tuition Set-Aside

Posted On Saturday, September 29, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: ,   
September 28, 2012 (URBANDALE, Iowa) – At its meeting on September 12, 2012, the Board of Regents received proposed recommendations from the Board’s Student Financial Aid Committee on the replacement of tuition set-aside funds to support need-based student financial aid for Iowa undergraduates. The Board also authorized the Board Office to ...

Pentacrest Museums join National Museum Day Live!

Posted On Saturday, September 22, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: ,   
2012.09.21 Smithsonian Institution event highlights museums' mission On Saturday, Sept. 29, the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums will join more than 1,400 other participating venues for the eighth annual Museum Day Live! As always, admission to the museums is free, but on this day, visitors can download a Museum Day Live! ticket at ...

Global Environmental Politics Expert Will Present Lowa State's Hilton Chair Lecture Oct. 3

Posted On Friday, September 21, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , , , ,   
Sep 20, 2012 AMES, Iowa -- Paul Wapner, an author and expert on global environmental politics and activism, will speak at Iowa State University. "Environmentalism Without Nature" will be at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.3, in the Memorial Union Sun Room. Wapner is the 2012-13 Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair in Human Sciences. ...

Film about world's first environmental refugees will be presented at Iowa State Sept. 25

Posted On Thursday, September 20, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , ,   
Sep 19, 2012 AMES, Iowa -- An Academy Award-nominated film that shows the human face of climate change will be presented next week at Iowa State University. "Sun Come Up, " a film about the relocation of a community of South Pacific islanders threatened by rising sea levels, will be shown at ...

ISU experts see signs for optimism as harvest reaches peak in Iowa

Posted On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , ,   
As the harvest reaches its peak in Iowa, recent government projections indicate that this year's yields will be better than what some feared during the height of this year's drought. Sep 18, 2012 AMES, Iowa – The latest government crop yield predictions may give grain farmers cause for optimism as the ...

ISU architecture professor pursues groundbreaking work on energy and buildings

Posted On Wednesday, September 12, 2012 By . Under IOWA  Tags: , , ,   
Architecture Postdoctoral Research Associate Shan He and Assistant Professor Ulrike Passe run the energy models and computational fluid dynamics simulations of air convection and radiation. Sep 11, 2012 AMES, Iowa — Buildings account for about 40 percent of all U.S. energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. In the move toward renewable ...
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