Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
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...
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...
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...
Iowa's Own: With a smile on her face and her sleeves rolled up. President Mary Sue Coleman is directing the UI toward its goal of becoming one of the ten best public research universities in the nation. -- Striking Accord: Even a nursery rhyme can...
ON CAMPUS: The University of Iowa has a new president. -- IN CLASS: Location, location, location. How does geography affect justice? -- SPORTS: Iowa Alumni Magazine celebrates the Iowa football team's magical 2002 season. -- Over the Counter: The...
My Life as a Student: Temperamental roommates, 7:30 a.m. physics finals, and Airliner pizza—in the first excerpts from a yearlong journal project, six undergraduates share their experiences at the UI. – ChangeAbility: Technological devices...
IN CLASS: Engineering students help equip humans for flight. -- The Flight of a Red-Tailed Angel: As one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, Iowa alumnus Luther Smith played a crucial part in World War II— and also helped wage the battle for racial...
Alumni in Politics -- Medicine at Iowa: 25 Years of It -- Summer Activity Among Alumni -- November 23, The Bell Calls Again -- Sixty Seconds of Athletic History -- As the Iowa Editors See Us -- The Alumni Forum -- Engineers to Stay? -- The Alumni...
Rambling 'Round Our Domain -- Fall Athletics at Iowa -- In Olden Days -- The Iowa-Oklahoma Game -- Twelfth Annual Homecoming -- Alumni Dinner At Des Moines -- The Rediscovery of Iowa -- A Summer In Retrospect -- A Quarter Century of Athletics --...
IN CLASS Marketing students add real-life boardroom experience to their resumes. -- Mercury Rising: Unsettled by escalating global temperatures and worldwide pollution, UI student activists campaign for environmental responsibility right here at...