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Members of the TRACERS team in the clean room at Van Allen Hall.

UPDATE: NASA’s TRACERS mission, led by University of Iowa, set for July 23 launch

After eight years of preparation, a University of Iowa-led NASA mission is poised to launch Wednesday, July 23, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites mission — or TRACERS — will send…

New job portal takes a couples approach

Job fairs at the University of Iowa, like this one last spring, are a popular…

Emily McMahon

Age: 32 Occupation: Owner, Soirée Wedding & Event Planning; Operations Leader, Sculpt; Adjuct Instructor, University…

Fatima Toor

Age: 34 Occupation: Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Iowa What’s the…

Peter Matthes

Age: 38 Occupation: Senior Advisor to the President and Vice President for External Relations, University…

Corridor vet applies service skills to fledgling career

Financial planner Anthony Reynolds surveys the view from the balcony of TrueNorth’s headquarters in downtown…

Health Care: New UI track teaches medical students business skills

By Jean Robillard / Guest Column A lot of people – health care providers among…

University of Iowa joins the big data rush

UI’s Tippie College of Business expanding degree programs in analytics as big data goes even…

UI’s Harreld says private partnerships may supplant state funding

UI President Bruce Harreld visits with philanthropist and UI donor John Pappajohn at a “Life…

Corridor commerce groups set sights on Cuba

By Chase Castle [email protected] Following recent efforts by President Barack Obama to loosen trade and…

Iowa City nonprofit puts idle space to use

Kyle Sieck, owner of Iowa City-based Local Burrito, discusses his company’s growth since relocating its…

UI looks to pump up athletics, housing

Early plans call for upgraded facilities at Kinnick, new athlete-focused dormitory By Chase Castle [email protected]

UI panel explores driverless implications

By Chase Castle [email protected] As cars become increasingly automated with driver-assisting technologies, auto insurance companies…

Keeping it local pays off in online learning

By Dave DeWitte [email protected]   Corridor residents considering an online degree program have a growing…

UI’s Sally Mason voted Most Influential

By Angela Holmes The votes are in, and University of Iowa President Sally Mason has…

Expert to discuss how politics sway accounting standards

By Dave DeWitte Accounting historian Stephen Zeff says many of us don’t understand the implications…