Campus
W-2 forms will be available on self-service site
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Once again, the University of Iowa W-2 forms will be available on the Human Resources Self Service website at hris.uiowa.edu/selfservice.
Hagle comments on right-to-work law
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tim Hagle, University of Iowa associate professor of political science, comments on right-to-work laws. Michigan recently became the 24th right-to-work state in the country. Iowa has had right-to-work status for 65 years.
Campus community reminded of severe weather policies
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
With winter just around the corner, this is a good time for members of the campus community to get reacquainted with the University of Iowa’s severe weather policies and make sure their Hawk Alert contact information is up to date.
Coming out on campus
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Jake Christensen, a University of Iowa alumnus who was not comfortable coming out as a member of the LGBT community when he first came to campus, is helping other LGBT students feel supported to succeed on campus in his role as a UI senior admission counselor.
Campus pride
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The UI has become the first public institution in the nation—and the second U.S. institution of higher education—to specifically include optional questions about students' sexual orientation and gender identity in their application for admission.
UI science education professor uses language to teach science
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
UI science education professor Brian Hand discusses the importance of the Science Writing Heuristic, an approach that uses language and argumentation to teach science as part of a story on literacy instruction crossing disciplines. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)
The Passport Project
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The new seminar, “Passport Project: Exploring Knowledge,” will engage students in campus- and city-wide active research. Participating first year students will attend 12 or more cultural events over the course of the semester.
Newborn beats the odds at UI Hospitals and Clinics
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Infant Noelle Ames is thriving at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UI Hospitals and Clinics even though her mom's water broke just 20 weeks weeks into her pregnancy. Mom Alicia spent months under the care of doctors and made it to 32-week mark without going into labor.
Pondering Pollock
Monday, December 10, 2012
A conservation and research effort under way at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, a project between the UI Museum of Art and the Getty, is helping to debunk the idea that Jackson Pollock's masterpiece Mural was created in a single setting. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)
Commencement ceremonies
Monday, December 10, 2012
The University of Iowa will confer an estimated 1,500 degrees at three December commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15, to honor students graduating at the end of the fall semester.
UI College of Education Dean Margaret Crocco announces resignation
Monday, December 10, 2012
University of Iowa College of Education Dean Margaret Crocco has announced her resignation as dean, effective Dec. 14, 2012. Crocco has served as dean of the College since July 1, 2011.
Hancher announces good news about The Bad Plus
Monday, December 10, 2012
Hancher announces an addition to its Club Hancher lineup and the title of a previously announced—but unnamed—performance by a well-known monologist.
Pagination