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. Story
Jessica Reed, who earned her Master of Science degree in chemistry from the UI in 2012, won this year's Sims Award for her research on hydrogen gas storage for use as fuel. Reed's work with magnetic microparticles substantially increases the hydrogen storage capacity of palladium and other metals used in hydrogen fuel cells. Story
Nicholas Colangelo, who founded and directed the University of Iowa College of Education's Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, is stepping down at the end of this month after 25 years as an advocate for gifted education. Story
Two colleges at the University of Iowa have received a total of $50,000 in grants from State Farm to promote business and technology education curriculum and training. Story
Five University of Iowa College of Education faculty members gave a glimpse into their ongoing research at the first University of Iowa College of Education’s Research Colloquium Nov. 13 featuring Faculty Research Award recipients. Story
Shreya Ahuja and Emily Wechsler, 16-year-old high school students at The Hockaday School in Dallas, received an intensive two-week introduction to neuroscience at the University of Iowa last July. Melissa Duff, faculty member in the UI’s Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience, hosted the students in her laboratory as part of this pilot program. Story
Don McLeese teaches classes for the new UI Master of Arts in Strategic Communication offered in downtown Des Moines and to distance learners via a virtual classroom with a focus on helping students stay afloat in a flood of information via Facebook, Twitter, and other online media. Story from: Des Moines Register
Margaret Crocco, dean of the University of Iowa College of Education, was among several experts who shared insights in a story on the growing emphasis in Iowa of attracting top-notch students such as UI student Rachel Revelez to the field of education.
Story from: The Cedar Rapids Gazette
Members from both Indian Hills Community College and the University of Iowa signed an articulation agreement Thursday for the engineering program at the UI, where students working towards an engineering degree can begin working on a Bachelor of Science degree starting at the community college. Story from: KTVO
The complete work of one of the University of Iowa’s famous alumni has found its home in the University of Iowa Special Collections and University Archives. Story
