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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.

UI film students work with Bettendorf eighth-graders to create movie trailers

April 20, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

UI students in the Department of Cinematic Arts worked with eighth-graders at Bettendorf Middle School to create movie trailers and welcomed them to campus for a visit.

UI study: Statins save lives of people with high levels of bad cholesterol

April 17, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

Cholesterol-lowering drugs are more likely to save thousands of additional lives when used in people with higher levels of LDL cholesterol, or “bad” cholesterol, according to a new study from the University of Iowa, published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association.”

UI College of Nursing partners with free medical clinic to expand care

April 13, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

A partnership between the UI College of Nursing and the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic provides the clinic with a nurse practitioner and a steady supply of nurse practitioner students to treat patients, most of whom have no health insurance and limited access to medical care.

UI student shares love of STEM through internship

April 12, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

Alexis Madsen, along with seven other student employees and supervisors, will be honored for their work during the 2017–18 National Student Employment Week, April 9–13.

College of Engineering administrator champions diverse ideas and cultures, helps organize UI Powwow

April 11, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

As director of diversity programs and K–12 outreach in the University of Iowa College of Engineering, Tracy Peterson looks for ways to increase STEM learning opportunities for minority children. A citizen of the Navajo Nation, he also helped revitalize the annual UI Powwow, an event spotlighting...

University of Iowa social work professor honored for community advocacy

April 10, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

Sandra McGee, a Des Moines native and clinical assistant professor in the UI School of Social Work, responded to a series of fatal police shootings of black men by convening community forums that enhanced relationships between law enforcement and the African American community in Des Moines.

Cinematic Arts Students Sharing Talents with Middle School Students

April 10, 2018

On April 19, Bettendorf Middle School students are coming to campus to work with University of Iowa cinema students and Skype with A Quiet Place writers. Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (pictured left ), graduates of the University of Iowa as well as Bettendorf High School. The middle school students...

UI Department of History leads One Day for Iowa

March 27, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

Find out how the University of Iowa Department of History used social media savvy to raise money during last year’s One Day for Iowa, the 24-hour online give-a-thon.

UI study finds vaccine effective in treating leishmaniasis in dogs, could reduce its spread to humans

March 26, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that a vaccine that effectively reduces the incidence of a parasitic disease in dogs might also help thousands of Iraq war veterans infected with the same disease.

UI’s MADE program brings cost-effective, patient-focused faculty innovations to life

March 22, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

The UI’s MADE program harnesses the existing capabilities of faculty and staff, as well as specialized university manufacturing and prototyping facilities, to create a “virtual” medical device company. MADE provides a system for bringing innovative but inexpensive medical inventions into production.

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