

Iowa Microscopy Society invites submissions for Iowa Art in Science competition

Creative Matters 2016/17 lecture series includes acclaimed puppeteer, MET artist-in-residence
Whether solving a problem, persuading a friend or writing a Facebook post, in large and small ways we all rely on our creativity to move through everyday life. In its second year, the UI Creative Matters lecture series invites participants to foster personal innovation by drawing inspiration from the invited artists, thinkers, builders and doers in this year’s series.
The 2016-2017 Creative Matters presenters are a dynamic group including:

UI Libraries hosts Shakespeare's First Folio
The University of Iowa Libraries has launched Shakespeare at Iowa, a special exhibition of Shakespeare’s First Folio and a statewide celebration to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.

AAAS Communicating Science workshops announced for UI faculty, grad students
Priceline.com founder to speak at JPEC event
Priceline.com founder Jeff Hoffman will discuss entrepreneurialism and starting your own business at the UI on Sept. 13 during the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center’s EntreDays event
More traveling doctors make for healthier rural hearts

Let's help small towns face down big wastewater costs
Engineers at the University of Iowa hope to help small Iowa towns wrestling with costly wastewater treatment upgrades. They’ve proposed a site where new technologies can be tested and approved for use.
How can business researchers share insights with business managers?
A recent survey by the University of Iowa and three other universities has found that academic researchers and business managers share a number of common interests, including eliminating pay inequality and discrimination. The problem? Managers still believe there’s a gap between ivory tower research and office tower operations.