University Communication and Marketing ended regular updates to the fyi website on March 2, 2012.
Information for faculty and staff now appears on Iowa Now, particularly under the “Campus” heading.
Archive for February, 2012
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Frontier foods focus of Old Capitol Museum’s ‘History Time’ March 10
Posted on 02/29/2012The Old Capitol Museum at the University of Iowa will continue its "History Time" program at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10, with readings related to pioneer foods. The free public program will be held in Old Capitol's Supreme Court Chamber. -
Event celebrates historic strike led by Iowan
Posted on 02/29/2012One hundred years ago this March, 17-year-old Iowa labor activist Pearl McGill played a leading role in the work stoppage of 25,000 New England textile workers, famously known as the “Bread and Roses” strike. The Iowa Women’s Archives will celebrate this centennial Tuesday, March 6. -
Feeding the research at the University of Iowa
Posted on 02/29/2012Where might you find 320 grams of raw apple peels on the menu? In the metabolic kitchen of the University of Iowa's Clinical Research Unit, which prepares meals for human subjects in UI research. -
Measuring human subjects in the BOD POD
Posted on 02/29/2012University researchers who need to know about their human subjects’ body composition can now make use of the latest technology—the BOD POD. And the general public may soon be able to use it, too. -
BTN program showcases UI virtual soldier
Posted on 02/27/2012The new episode of Impact the World, which premieres Tuesday, Feb. 28, on the Big Ten Network, turns its focus on the University of Iowa Virtual Soldier Research (VSR) program. -
Advancing X-ray astronomy
Posted on 02/27/2012Astronomers may one day be able to observe the material connecting galaxies across the universe, thanks to University of Iowa researcher Randall McEntaffer, who is developing technologies to advance the field of X-ray astronomy. -
Story of Templeton Rye to hit Bijou screen March 2–4
Posted on 02/24/2012The Bijou Cinema will host screenings of the film Capone's Whiskey: The Story of Templeton Rye Friday–Sunday, March 2–4. Discussions with the film's director and producers will follow. -
March with the penguins at Movies@MNH screening
Posted on 02/24/2012The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History continues its "Movies@MNH" series at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 4, with the free public screening of March of the Penguins. -
UI tennis teams taking the home courts March 4
Posted on 02/24/2012The UI women's and men's tennis teams will be in action Sunday, March 4, at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex, hosting DePaul and Illinois, respectively. -
Chamber Orchestra concert one of many March 4 music events
Posted on 02/24/2012The UI Chamber Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 4, in Riverside Recital Hall in Iowa City.