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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.

College of Education works with Iowa City school district to boost student success

May 2, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

UI College of Education professors and students are partnering with Kirkwood Elementary School in Coralville as part of a new college prep program called Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID). The program, which encourages children to attend college, will expand to other schools in the...

UI biomedical engineering students tackle lymphedema in breast cancer patients

May 1, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

As part of their senior design course, four UI biomedical engineering students created the GAMA bra, a compression garment that can be worn by breast cancer patients after a unilateral mastectomy. The garment could help thousands of patients avoid painful swelling associated with lymphedema.

UI student veteran excels in second chance at college degree

April 27, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

Michael Simon is making the most of his second go-round as an undergraduate at the University of Iowa. The veteran and geoscience major from Guttenberg, Iowa, invented a mechanism to clear river debris, sparked by an idea he had during a geology class.

Student uses world-renowned UI driving simulator to make rural roads safer

April 24, 2018

Source

Iowa Now

Kayla Faust, a student in the UI College of Public Health, is launching a study to see how farmers react while driving farm vehicles. The study uses the university’s National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) and the findings can help make rural roads safer.

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.

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