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Outreach & Engagement News

News items in this section come from internal and external news sources. You may submit a news item about University of Iowa outreach and engagement efforts.

An outstanding year for Iowa literature

July 23, 2018

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Iowa Now

Each year dozens of Iowa faculty, staff, students, and alumni get their work published, win prizes, draw accolades, and earn awards. Here are some highlights from the many writing and writing-related programs in the 2017–18 academic year.

RAGBRAI 2018: Iowa JPEC students promote pass-through towns

July 23, 2018

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Iowa Now

When the RAGBRAI pass-through towns are announced, faculty advisor and JPEC lecturer Bob Walker and his students offer them promotional assistance. They’ve done so for four years in a row, and this year are working with eight towns, including Templeton.

RAGBRAI 2018: UI children’s hospital team shares bicycle safety message

July 22, 2018

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Iowa Now

For five years, the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital has been sharing its message about bicycle safety across the state during the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI), along with delivering medical care for cyclists along the route.

UI researchers turn exercise into a game and see encouraging results

July 12, 2018

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Iowa Now

UI faculty and students have designed a web-based game that can be played by anyone with a smartphone and a Fitbit.

UI pharmacy researchers help rural doctors improve care with innovative virtual service

July 2, 2018

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Iowa Now

UI College of Pharmacy researchers have created a virtual, web-based pharmacy service that offers Iowa primary-care providers in small towns and rural areas additional help in managing chronic health conditions such as hypertension and diabetes. The team is looking to expand the service in Iowa and...

Aiming for nationwide buzz

June 28, 2018

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Iowa Now

As a third class of Mandela Fellows attends the Young African Leaders Initiative held at the University of Iowa, 2017 YALI attendee Isaac Quaidoo is building on his experience in Iowa, taking a new, more ambitious view of his honey and bee product business in Ghana.

University of Iowa seeks volunteers for State Fair booth

June 22, 2018

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Iowa Now

The University of Iowa’s State Fair Working Group seeks volunteers for the UI booth at the Iowa State Fair Aug. 9–19 in Des Moines.

UI pharmacy student promotes public health in his native Nigeria

June 18, 2018

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Iowa Now

UI student Ishaya David is pursuing a doctorate in pharmacy and a master’s degree in public health as part of a long-term goal to provide sex education and substance use disorder services to youth in his native Nigeria.

Iowa dives into the future of water research

June 12, 2018

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Iowa Now

Building on a century of hydroscience research, the University of Iowa enters a new era of activity aimed at solving Earth’s biggest environmental issues.

UI students, faculty make a difference in Mason City

June 5, 2018

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Iowa Now

The Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities is working with Mason City on roughly 20 projects throughout the community, ranging from updating the comprehensive plan to designing murals to developing an aging-in-place campaign. Several UI groups are focused exclusively on the North End, aiming...

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