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Nite Ride adds West Benton Street to route
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Nite Ride, the free shuttle service offered to women on and near the University of Iowa campus by the UI Department of Public Safety, has expanded its west-side route.
UI launches new online journal for MFA in Spanish Creative Writing program
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
"Iowa Literaria," the electronic journal of the MFA in Spanish Creative Writing program at the University of Iowa, is online as of Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Perlmutter: How to avoid bad advice from colleagues
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
David Perlmutter, director of the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, shares how to avoid bad advice from colleagues as part of his "Career Confidential" advice column for The Chronicle.
STEM experience draws high school students from across Iowa
Monday, March 4, 2013
Ahmi Dhuna, a 10th grader at Burlington High School, earned top prize for her research examining antibacterial benefits of the Neem tree at the 2013 Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS).
Law in the Muslim World
Monday, March 4, 2013
The class surveys a selection of the various types of law that govern the approximately 60 countries in the world where the majority or a sizable minority of the people are Muslims and looks at how those countries incorporate Islam into their law. Only a few use shari'a.
Ingram says there are still stereotypes about male nurses
Monday, March 4, 2013
Todd Ingram, UI associate professor of nursing, says there are still stereotypes about male nurses, despite the fact that a recent U.S. Census Bureau report shows the proportion of males working as nurses is slowly climbing. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)
The Iowa Narratives Project: A life beyond the classroom
Monday, March 4, 2013
UI rhetoric instructor Matt Gilchrist says he enjoys helping students enhance their writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills in a TILE (Transform, Interact, Learn, and Engage) classroom, and he especially enjoyed the Iowa Narratives Project.
Collectors, collections, and collecting
Monday, March 4, 2013
Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will speak at the first ever Iowa Humanities Festival in Des Moines on March 9. Collectors and collecting is the theme of this inaugural event, which brings together scholars, museum directors, librarians, and personal collectors from across the state.
UI Foundation, university receive ADDY Awards
Monday, March 4, 2013
The American Advertising Federation of Cedar Rapids-Iowa City has presented ADDY awards to the University of Iowa and the UI Foundation for marketing and communication projects
Reframing the rhetorics of race through classroom discourse
Monday, March 4, 2013
"Reframing the Rhetorics of Race Through Classroom Discourse" is the subject of the University of Iowa Department of Communication Studies 2013 Hitchcock Lecture, which will be presented by Tina M. Harris. The lecture will take place in Room 101 of the Becker Communication Studies Building at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 12.
Easing the college transition
Monday, March 4, 2013
Launched in 2012, the MAP-Works survey offers a new way to proactively address UI student concerns. It’s helping the university keep students enrolled, make education affordable, and enhance overall student success.
High school students from across state present STEM research
Friday, March 1, 2013
High school students from across the state are presenting their best STEM research at the UI College of Education Belin Blank Center's Annual Iowa Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)
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