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 Sustainability. In addition, he is finishing his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and starting his Master’s in Environmental Engineering this spring. His sustainability work focuses primarily on academia, music, and consulting. At SimScale, we value your time. That’s why we reinvented the simulation workflow with the … Continued
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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.
By Ryan Murphy Josh Oglesby’s three-pointer with five seconds left looked dead center. Iowa was going to win on Senior Day, and all but end Northwestern’s hopes for the first NCAA Tournament berth in school history. But the freshman’s shot rimmed out, went out of bounds off Aaron White, and Alex Marcotullio knocked home two free throws to give the Wildcats a 70-66 victory Saturday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It was a heartwrenching ending for Iowa senior guard Matt Gatens. The Iowa City native scored 17 points to lead the Hawkeyes, but his biggest contribution may have been bottling up John … Continued
Check out the team standings after the first day, and follow @KRUISports on Twitter for live coverage of the 2012 B1G Wrestling Tournament.
KRUI Sports’ Sam Kienzle on Matt Gatens and his last hoorah at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Scraping the bottom of Derek Jeter, Tiger Woods, and Jimmie Johnson’s shoe to find your Bottom 5. Jeremy Blumberg leaves no gummy shoe unturned.
This Week in Global Unrest is a weekly radio segment and podcast covering strikes, protests, marches, and people’s movements from across the world. I look for the stories that you don’t hear on corporate media broadcasts inside the US and always strive for a protester perspective. I also try to provide an in-depth look into the context of complicated international stories that larger news outlets may only consider in their headlines. Whether you are interested in austerity, the environmental movement, the IMF and World Bank, corporate greed, police brutality, or just a good street fight, This Week in Global Unrest … Continued
By KRUI News Reporter Emily Woodbury [audio: http://www.krui.fm/assets/news/Vox%20Pop%20Religion.mp3] “Five of the eight major GOP candidates reject or doubt the theory of evolution as an explanation for life’s origin on Earth. Although it is not as pertinent of an issue as unemployment or taxes, where candidates stand on such a prominent scientific theory could have an effect on the way people vote. KRUI News Reporter, Emily Woodbury, hit the streets of Iowa City to find out how much the religious or scientific beliefs of a candidate influences voters.”
KRUI music contributor Shari Ellis Jaffri reviews the Kids These Days show at The Mill on Friday, February 24, 2012. See photos from the group’s in-studio interview with RadioSCOPE here!
The Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling Team will travel to West Lafayette, Indiana Saturday for the B1G Wrestling Tournament. Tyler Tjelmeland breaks down the B1G tournament outlook
