Academics

Bach fellowship recipients announced

Monday, April 16, 2012
Two graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences received the Marcus Bach Fellowships.

Two UI faculty members awarded Guggenheim fellowships

Friday, April 13, 2012
Faculty members Judith Pascoe and Steven Ungar are among this year's list of Guggenheim Fellows.
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All this fuss over a few facts

Friday, April 13, 2012
John D'Agata's book about fact-checking in literary nonfiction has become one of the most discussed books of the year.
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Gier: Music program looks beyond flood recovery

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
David Gier, director of the UI School of Music, says that despite the recruiting challenges the flood of 2008 created for UI arts programs, the staff is focusing on the positive and looking forward to the future.

Hawks to admire

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The University of Iowa honored outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni on April 10 at the 95th anniversary Finkbine Dinner, one of the university’s most prestigious award ceremonies.

Miller-Meeks to lecture on health care policy April 11

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, will speak as this week’s Policy Matters’ guest lecturer on the topic of health care policy at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 in the University of Iowa Main Library's Shambaugh Auditorium.
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Artist colony extends Grant Wood's vision

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Grant Wood Symposium is just one aspect of a grander vision—an artist colony that will be a lasting legacy of the creativity of Iowa's most famous artist and his commitment to supporting other artists.

Acting student Watkins heads to the Big Apple

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Acting student John Watkins will head to New York to pursue a theater career when he graduates after a busy schedule of University of Iowa and other local productions.

UI Carver College of Medicine formalizes agreement for Des Moines regional campus

Thursday, April 5, 2012
It’s now official. Des Moines is the formal site of a regional branch campus for the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. A recent agreement between the Des Moines Area Medical Education Consortium and the UI Carver College of Medicine cements the arrangement for the next 10 years.
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POTUS pick

Thursday, April 5, 2012
President Barack Obama has appointed Christopher Merrill, director of the University of Iowa International Writing Program, to the National Council on the Humanities.

Did You Know?: Academic All-Big Ten

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The University of Iowa is well-represented on the 2012 Big Ten Winter Academic All-Conference team.

The economic cost of breastfeeding

Wednesday, April 4, 2012
University of Iowa sociologist Mary Noonan's research found that long-term breastfeeding entails an economic cost to women, in the form of decreased earnings.