Category Archives: News In-Studio

Devotay Owner on “Raise the Bar” Campaign

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The owner of Devotay restraurant, Kurt Michael Friese, wants bars and restaurants in Iowa to be able to take advantage of the popular trend of infusing their own liquor in house.

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UI Student Strives To Be Next Eco-Star

By KRUI News Reporters Emily Woodbury and Lauren Siebert Elliott Beenk is an engineer, entrepreneur, and an avid musician. There are few aspects of the sustainability movement with which Beenk hasn’t been involved. Currently Beenk is investigating biomass opportunities to meet 2020′s renewable energy targets as an intern at the University of Iowa Office of more »

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Sally Kenney of Tulane University

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Kenney discusses her forthcoming book, “Gender and Justice: Why Women Judges Really Matter”, and where she thinks Iowa stands in the national representation of women in the judiciary.

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What happened to the University of Iowa Memes page?

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Page creator, Matt Starns, and page Admin, Andrew Deloucas, join KRUI News to discuss the popularity and fate of the UI Memes Facebook page

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Campus Vote Project w/ Dan Vicuna

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KRUI News talks about youth voting habits with the “Campus Vote Project”

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Higher Levels of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Retail Pork

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Researchers at the University of Iowa have discovered higher levels of a methicillin resistant bacteria called MRSA in retail pork products in the US

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Frances Moore Lappé Interview

Frances Moore Lappé is the author of 18 books including the bestseller Diet for a Small Planet, which has sold three million copies. She is also the co-founder of three organizations, including Food First: The Institute for Food and Development Policy as well as, the Small Planet Institute (smallplanet.org), a collaborative network for research and popular education seeking more »

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Interview with Andrew Anderson on The Kraken

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Sighting by Vito’s in October, but it’s been moving around ever since. Where will it be next? [Photo Courtesy of Julie Staub]

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Interview with Aaron Sherinian on United Nations Foundation

Vice President for Communications and Public Relations at United Nations Foundation, Aaron Sherinian, gave a speech at the University of Iowa’s United Nations Day Fair Oct. 26. His passionate speech included the goals of getting to the root of current  national and international issues. The United Nations Day Fair is a milestone for our nation more »

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LGBT Aging

KRUI News talks with Jefri Palermo, development coordinator for The University of Iowa and Johnson County Senior Center program specialist, Michelle Buhman about the difficulties the aging lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender population face in the United States.

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