International
Ampuero's novel reimagines Chile's great poet
Thursday, August 9, 2012
In The Neruda Case, the UI writing instructor and Chilean ambassador to Mexico tells a tale that's part fictionalized portrait, part mystery.
UI helps strengthen Tajik law schools
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
A team from the University of Iowa College of Law is working with law schools in Tajikistan to strengthen the Central Asian country’s form of legal education and, ultimately, its entire legal system.
Discoveries in the lab
Monday, August 6, 2012
More than 30 students from around the world converged on the University of Iowa campus this summer for six weeks doing innovative research in a biology lab. Their experiences were part of the University of Iowa College of Education’s Belin-Blank Center's Secondary Student Training Program.
UI study: Employees posted abroad feel under-appreciated
Friday, August 3, 2012
A UI study headed by Maria Kraimer found that workers for multinational companies who have spent time on a foreign assignment don’t feel fully appreciated for their global experience, leading to a higher-than-normal turnover rate.
Making sense of human differences
Thursday, August 2, 2012
The University of Iowa’s Virtual Writing University will carry a live stream when Paul’s Book Club discusses David Malouf’s novel "Remembering Babylon" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15.
Coming home, moving on
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Workers for big multinational companies who spend time on a foreign assignment have a higher than normal turnover rate when they come back home, and a new study suggests that’s because they don’t feel fully appreciated for their global experience.
UI writers attend African book fair
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Five award-winning writers are representing the University of Iowa International Writing Program at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair.
Alumna Gin rides across Japan for peace
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
University of Iowa alumna Michelle Gin is the sole U.S. participant in the upcoming International Peace Bike Tour in Japan.
From China to the Mississippi
Friday, July 27, 2012
The Mississippi River, which holds such an important place in North America’s geography, ecology, and culture, is also helping build bridges between the United States and China. Top Chinese high school students visited a UI-operated research station near Muscatine, Iowa, to learn about the Mississippi and get a taste of U.S. culture.
Mason: UI will continue building ties in Asia
Friday, July 27, 2012
UI President Sally Mason says the university will continue to pursue international relations and make connections with alumni and prospective students overseas.
UI collaborates on Italian excavation
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
UI Professor Glenn Storey is collaborating with European archeologists on excavations at a Benedictine Abbey in Italy (in Italiano).
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