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UI students named to dean’s list for fall 2019 semester

Monday, January 27, 2020
More than 6,100 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2019 fall semester.
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UI students named to president’s list for fall 2019 semester

Monday, January 27, 2020
More than 500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president’s list for the 2019 fall semester.
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UI students receive degrees after fall 2019 semester

Monday, January 27, 2020
The University of Iowa awarded more than 1,600 degrees at the close of the 2019 fall semester.
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Military and Veteran Student Services now part of Office of the Registrar

Thursday, January 23, 2020
The University of Iowa Military and Veteran Student Services (MVSS) office, located in University Capitol Centre as part of the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, is now part of the Office of the Registrar and will move to Calvin Hall by fall 2020.
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Media tour, dedication of UI’s new Psychological and Brain Sciences building set for Jan. 24

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
The University of Iowa will host a ceremony to dedicate the new Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences building.
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New initiative will increase support for first-generation students at Iowa

Tuesday, January 21, 2020
This summer, the University of Iowa Office of the Provost will add to its student support programming by launching the Hawkeye First-Generation Initiative.

Universities as gateways to stronger democracies

Cassie Barnhardt, associate professor of educational policy and leadership studies at the University of Iowa, says universities can promote democracy “because they are directly involved in the processes of teaching, learning and discovery – all of which require analysis, critique and active deliberation."

Downtown banners showcase University of Iowa student researchers

From investigating the dark side of the global art market, to launching rockets into space, to discovering new fossil species previously unknown to science, University of Iowa students are engaged in diverse and ground-breaking research and scholarly activities. Fifty-two of these student researchers are featured in the Dare to Discover downtown banner campaign starting Jan. 1.
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Celebrating fall 2019 commencement

Monday, December 23, 2019
Thousands of students officially became University of Iowa alums this weekend, as commencement ceremonies took place across campus. Check out a photo gallery of the events!
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Congratulations, fall graduates!

Thursday, December 19, 2019
President Harreld shares a message to fall 2019 graduates about the values they bring with them into the wider world.

Researchers date possible last stand by ancient human species

An international research team co-led by the University of Iowa has dated the last known appearance of Homo erectus, one of modern humans’ direct ancestors. Researchers examined animal fragments from a fossil bed where homo erectus remains had been found and dated the surrounding landscape to determine homo erectus last appeared at a site called Ngandong, on the Indonesian island of Java, between...
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Getting to know Iowa's fall 2019 graduates

Thursday, December 12, 2019
This fall, more than 1,800 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students will participate in ceremonies celebrating the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.