Justice for All: In her efforts to break down barriers between people, Adrien Wing will talk to anyone. She's invited former gang members to campus and forced her students to examine issues they'd rather avoid. -- Writers' Block: Fill in the blanks...
Bionic Ears: Researchers already know the mechanics, if not the mysteries, of the ear and hearing. The UI's cochlear implant program offers the deaf artificial sounds that make -- Of Dinosaurs and Killer Comets: What relegated dinosaurs to museums...
DOING GOOD: Whatever the challenge, volunteers work to make a difference. In these stories, we focus on people who reach beyond themselves to spread a little cheer, help their neighbors, heal the sick, and befriend children they otherwise wouldn't...
A New Magazine: Alumni Association Publishes "Prologue" for UI Juniors, Seniors -- Wanted: Nurses. UI College of Nursing is Starting Point for Future RNs --Hawks Go to Rose Bowl --Winning Season: First in 20 Years --Network Offers Students...
FLYING THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE: A graduate of the Writers' Workshop takes a candid look at the new captain Frank Conroy—who is determined to keep the program flying high. -- LET'S GET PHYSICAL: We invite you to discover the lighter side of the...
Truce or Consequences: The people in Northern Ireland have decided they want peace, and a remarkable Iowa graduate is helping them achieve it. Mo Mowlam, who went face-to-face with killers from both sides of the conflict to broker the Good Friday...
Iowa native Mary Vermillion pens mystery novels and teaches English at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids. Her first novel, Death by Discount - a finalist for two Lambda awards - portrays Wal-Mart's impact on small towns. Her second novel, Murder...
Wheelchair no Impediment to Success on Iowa Campus -- UI Now Accessible to Disabled Students -- An Interview with Charles W. Case -- From Child Actor, to Dental Doctor -- Homecoming: Reunions 1980 -- In its 8th Year: Alumni Band Marches On --...
DRIVE THE BUDGET: Getting what it takes to run the UI is getting harder. How can a university prove what it's worth to a state? -- DENTAL COLLEGE CENTENNIAL: 100 years of history have brought the UI dental school to national prominence and some...
THE DAY AFTER MAKES A DIFFERENCE: Nicholas Meyer's TV movie about nuclear war drew 100,000,000 viewers and a lot of controversy; four UI professors explain why the film was worth it -- FROM THE CHAPEL TO THE CLASSROOM: With the
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Field Hockey: The UI team is a national powerhouse with only a meager following. Coach Davidson and her squad have rolled up impressive victories both on and off the field that deserve our attention. -- Computermania! It's sweeping the UI campus....
A Biological Breakthrough: UI researchers have found that the disease causing fungus Candida is really a quick-change artist. Their discovery could help in the treatment of millions of people who suffer from this virulent pathogen that causes...
Tuition: The bane of students becomes a pay increase for the faculty. Though no one's particularly happy with the 12 percent increase, tuition at the UI remains the lowest in the Big Ten. -- No more ivory towers: After conducting statewide...
A TRIUMPHANT LIFE: Helene Scriabine never imagined she would see her Russian homeland again, but thanks to Glasnost the UI professor emeritus is returning to see work begin on a film inspired by her life. -- ENVIRONMENT BECOMES A HOT ISSUE: The...
THE RUN FOR THE ROSES: The Hawkeyes played "never say die" football in the 1991 Rose Bowl before falling to Washington, 46-34, and Iowa fans never faltered. -- RADIO DAYS: For over 70 years, the UI has been on the air, broadcasting news, music,...
Checkmate in India: A UI student from Denmark discovers the wonders and idiosyncracies of India when she travels to Calicut to compete in an international chess tournament. -- Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits: Several interesting inventions are...
SCHOOL WORK: Most University of Iowa students work to make ends meet. Caught between their aspirations and the perspiration it takes to achieve them, they're learning skills that will transfer to the careers they pursue after graduation. -- WHEN...
Fashionable Physician: A dynamo with a fancy for fine shoes and perfume, transplant surgeon Maureen Martin is a perfectionist, and she is determined to make the nation's organ transplant system work for as many patients as she can. -- Saving for...