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#	Article	Article Summary
1	Children can learn better through dramatic play	Gretta Berghammer studies the use of drama in early elementary education. She develops a curriculum for problem solving, critical thinking, literacy, and social skills based on her findings.
2	Children can learn better through dramatic play; University of Northern Iowa professor writes drama curriculum for Iowa schools	Professor Gretta Berghammer conducts research on the effects of drama on learning in four and five-year-olds at Price Lab School. As a result of her eight week study, the Department of Education requires all schools utilize the arts in their curriculum.
3	Effective listening skills are essential to learning	Professors Mary Bozik and Phyllis Carlin develop a program for enhancing listening skills in children from kindergarten through the fourth grade.
4	Effective listening skills are essential to learning; University of Northern Iowa professor creates listening program for K-4 students	Professors Mary Bozik and Phyllis Carlin design a program to develop listening skills in children from kindergarten through the fourth grade.
5	Northern Iowa professor helps organize seminar series on Iowa's natural heritage	Professor David McCalley develops a six-part seminar series entitled "The Natural History of Iowa". McCalley will discuss prehistoric life in the region, as well as present day species. The series is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Education.
6	Northern Iowa professor helps organize seminar series on Iowa's natural heritage	Professor David McCalley organizes several seminars through the Biology Seminar Series. McCalley will discuss prehistoric and modern day species native to Iowa.
7	Three courses to be offered in Marshalltown by the University of Northern Iowa	Professor Key Lee instructs a three hour course on child development. Professors Charles Dedrick and Donna Raschke conduct a workshop on learning environments for special needs students. Sharon Smaldino instructs a course on group work strategies.
8	UNI Office of Public Relations Office Hours	The Office of public Relations closes on December 22, and will reopen on January 2. Vicki Grimes and Susan Chilcott remain available for contact.
9	University of Northern Iowa professor makes study trip to South Africa	Professor Tom Hockey is invited to the South African Astronomical Observatory in Capetown. Hockey reports on the relationships between English and Dutch whites living in the region, and their attitudes toward native Africans.
10	University of Northern Iowa professors makes study trip to South Africa	Professor Thomas Hockey conducts a study trip to the South African Astronomical Observatory in Capetown. Hockey shares his experience in the oppressive police state.
11	Year round school on the horizon	Professor Judy Finkelstein explains the benefits of year-round schooling. This new model is thought to improve both cost effectiveness and student performance.
12	Year-round school on the horizon, says University of Northern Iowa professor	Professor Judy Finkelstein suggests that year round scheduling will improve student performance, as well as the cost effectiveness of the education system.