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Longevity Awards: July 2012

Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional & scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President. Story

Longevity Awards: June 2012

Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional & scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President. Story

UI makes Top 100 list for best value

Published
2013.01.02

The University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa all are ranked among the top 100 best values in U.S. public higher education in 2013 by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine. Story from: Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

UI Dance Marathon named one of top 10 biggest college fundraisers

Published
2013.01.03
Photo of the UI mascot, Herky, surrounded by students participating in a past UI Dance Marathon

The University of Iowa's Dance Marathon seems to get a bit bigger every year, so it's no surprise it was named to a list of the 10 biggest college fundraisers by the college rating site thebestcolleges.org. Story from: Iowa City Patch

Iowa City Patch

Kiplinger's names UI a best value in public higher education

The University of Iowa was ranked 49th among 100 four-year public colleges or universities as a best value in higher education by "Kiplinger's Personal Finance" magazine. Story

Spotlight: Division of Student Life

UI Division of Student Life 2012 Annual Report website: Spotlight: Division of Student Life
Published
2012.12.13
Photo of Tom Rocklin with a group of UI students

The University of Iowa Division of Student Life's 2012 Annual Report highlights how the division fosters student success by creating and promoting educationally purposeful services and activities within and beyond the classroom. Story from: UI Division of Student Life 2012 Annual Report website

UI Division of Student Life 2012 Annual Report website

UIMT closes fall competition at Macalester, Yale

University of Iowa Mock Trial sent three teams to St. Paul, Minn. Dec. 1-2 to compete at Macalester College. It also sent one team to New Haven, Conn. to compete at Yale University. Story

Shipstead shines in Swansea

Maggie Shipstead at the Dylan Thomas Prize ceremony

When Maggie Shipstead’s friend was hit by a golf cart driven by a hoity-toity Nantucketer, Shipstead had no idea she would one day walk off with one of literature’s top prizes as a result. Shipstead, an alumna of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, in November received the Dylan Thomas Prize for her first novel, "Seating Arrangements." Story

Insights on hydrogen gas storage for fuel

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

UI colloquium highlights education faculty research

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

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