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3 hrs ago | Medical Daily

Sugar Water Injections May Be Next Big Thing In Knee Pain Treatment

A new study suggests injections of sugar water could be an effective means to ease the pain and function of arthritic knees.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Arthritis, Healthcare Law, Law

7 hrs ago | WHO-TV Des Moines

Swim Safety: Monitoring Beach Water Quality

Summer unofficially starts this weekend. And, there's something you'll want to know before you hit the beach the season.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Health, E. Coli

9 hrs ago | The Gazette

Diane Heldt wrote a new blog post: UI officials "knew we were in serious trouble"

A small team of University of Iowa officials began meeting in February 2008 to discuss flood planning for the spring.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Iowa City, IA

12 hrs ago | The Washington Evening Journal

Earl Bernard Horras

Earl Bernard Horras died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at St Luke's Hospice Center in Cedar Rapids, IA.

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Related Topix: Cedar Rapids, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Washington, IA

21 hrs ago | KCAU

Accident Along I-29 Slows Down Afternoon Traffic

By: Hollie Hojek hhojek@kcautv.com Is caffeine your drug of choice? Well if you said 'yes', you're probably not alone.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Moore, OK

21 hrs ago | KCAU

Keystone XL Bill Moves Forward In House

By: Hollie Hojek hhojek@kcautv.com Is caffeine your drug of choice? Well if you said 'yes', you're probably not alone.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Natural Disasters

Thu May 23, 2013

Black Heart Gold Pants

DAHMMICIDE: Iowa effectively fires Jack Dahm

The Iowa athletic department will not renew its contract with longtime baseball coach Jack Dahm, athletic director Gary Barta announced Thursday : "Jack has been a first-class ambassador for the University of Iowa the past 10 years," said Barta.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Sports, University of Iowa NCAA, NCAA Sports

KCRG

$1 Billion In Projects, University Of Iowa Has Never Been Busier

A number of high profile projects will make the next several years the busiest construction period in the history of the University of Iowa.

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The Gazette

Prairie's Eilers wins Nick Adenhart Scholarship

Cedar Rapids Prairie's Thomas Eilers is the 2013 winner of the Nick Adenhart Memorial Scholarship, the Cedar Rapids Kernels announced Thursday.

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Related Topix: Cedar Rapids, IA

The Gazette

University of Iowa data center earns top energy-efficient certification

A $30 million data center at the University of Iowa Oakdale campus has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification, the highest energy-efficient standard.

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Related Topix: Energy

The Washington Evening Journal

Man dies in accident

AirCare from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics prepares to land on 250th Street near Keota on Wednesday, May 22.

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Related Topix: Keota, IA, West Chester, IA, Washington County, IA, Washington, IA

Rivals.com

Scheel is an athlete

Four-star quarterback/wide receiver Jay Scheel decided early on that he wanted to continue his football career at the University of Iowa.

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The Daily Gazette

Valedictorian: 'Leave plenty of room' for dreams

Newman Central Catholic High School valedictorian Rachel Hageman of Dixon receives her diploma from Bishop David Malloy Wednesday night at St.

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Related Topix: Dixon, IL, Rock Falls, IL

Wed May 22, 2013

The Gazette

Say 'never again' to flood damage of 2008

Cedar Rapids could survive, muddle through, recover from, or even thrive after a single multi-billion-dollar disaster like the Flood of 2008.

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Related Topix: Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa, Linn County, IA, Coralville, IA

WHO-TV

Toddler Dies: Dubuque Child Hit By Car

KWWL reports three-year-old Edgar D. Joel of Dubuque ran out into the street Monday night and was hit by a vehicle driven by 59-year-old Donald Makovec.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Missourian

Leona Rubin named interim Graduate School dean

Rubin, currently a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, will begin serving as dean June 1, according to a news release.

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Related Topix: Arizona State University, Temple University, Rutgers University, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

EurekAlert!

Iowa VP for Research addresses next-generation supercomputers at congressional hearing

The University of Iowa's vice president for research and economic development will urge congressional lawmakers to support exascale computing, the next generation of supercomputers designed to tackle complex societal questions, from climate change to the human mind.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, Iowa, Science, Computer Science, Computers

EurekAlert!

New multi-million dollar research center aims to solve the mystery of premature birth

Three major Ohio universities and four hospitals have joined with the March of Dimes Foundation to establish a new collaborative research program aimed exclusively at finding the unknown causes of premature birth.

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Related Topix: Case Western Reserve University, Ohio State University, Vanderbilt University, Dartmouth College

Mon May 20, 2013

CBS Local

Computer Game Good For The Aging Brain

As we get older, brain function declines. But a recently funded government study found that while crossword puzzles did not improve skills, playing a computer game, Double Decision, can slow and even reverse declines in brain functioning.

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Sun May 19, 2013

The Gazette

Homers - What's going right

BICYCLE FRIENDLIER: Iowa City recently moved a step ahead on the bicycle friendly path.

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Related Topix: Iowa City, IA, Cedar Rapids, IA, University Heights, IA