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CLAS CommencementPlenty of excitement in the air as UI graduates, families, and friends celebrated achievements and new beginnings. Photos by Bill Adams and Tom Jorgensen.
Celebrating commencement
Published: 2013.05.20 | By Bill Adams and Tom Jorgensen | 11:49 AM
Published: 2013.05.20
By Bill Adams and Tom Jorgensen
11:49 AM
Some 5,000 new graduates receive University of Iowa degrees this spring, and many marked the achievement in May 16-18 commencement ceremonies. Photo Feature
 

Intergenerational initiative

Published: 
2013.03.20 | By Martin Andrews | 08:00 AM
Teacher and student seated at a table looking at a script

The Senior Project connects high school students with area seniors. Their work together will result in written portraits of new friends made across the generations. Story

Visit UI museums during spring break

Published: 
2013.03.19 | By Rebecca Pope | 09:02 AM
A bag with museum flyers in it and books for children

The University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums offer exhibits and tours to enjoy the week of March 17. Old Capitol Museum is open normal hours through Thursday, March 21, and closes Friday, March 22, for the National History Day Competition. The UI Museum of Natural History is open normal hours all week. Story

UI's Kaskie says retirees go back to work for fun, finances

Democrat and Chronicle: UI's Kaskie says retirees go back to work for fun, finances
Published: 
2013.03.17
Steve Davis plays his vintage Ludwig drums at his home in Greenville, S.C. He retired in 2005 then went back to working full-time. / Gannett News Service

Brian Kaskie, associate director for public policy at the UI’s Center on Aging, says that some people find it necessary to work to make ends meet or just to live their retirement years in the fullest possible way in a story on the growing number of retirees continuing to work. Story from: Democrat and Chronicle

Democrat and Chronicle

Spotlight: Bringing history home

Education@IOWA: Spotlight: Bringing history home
Published: 
2013.03.01
Teacher helps students in a classroom with an assignment

Elise Fillpot, a UI College of Education alumna, created an innovative social studies curriculum called Bringing History Home, designed to invigorate history education at the elementary level and provide a model to teach children to engage with historical photography and documents. Story from: Education@IOWA

Education@IOWA

Match Day: 137 med students learn their fates

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Match Day: 137 med students learn their fates
Published: 
2013.03.15
Natalya Hutchinson tags herself on a map where she will begin her medical residency during University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Match Day at the Medical Education and Biomedical Research Facility atrium on Friday, March 15, 2013. David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

Natalya Hutchinson was among the 137 medical students in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine who found out where they will serve their residencies during Match Day 2013. Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI students break tradition with service-oriented spring breaks

Iowa City Press-Citizen: UI students break tradition with service-oriented spring breaks
Published: 
2013.03.16

Some University of Iowa students are opting for alternative, or service-learning, spring breaks including public health work in Memphis, Tenn., according to Paul Mintner with the UI Center for Student Involvement and Leadership. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI among colleges trying to make summer school more viable

USA Today: UI among colleges trying to make summer school more viable
Published: 
2013.03.14
A UI student strolls on the Pentacrest in Autumn

The University of Iowa is among a growing number of colleges nationally that are trying to make summer school more viable. UI officials recently announced that this fall's freshman class will be able to take summer classes for free starting in 2014. Story from: USA Today

USA Today

UI senior ranks No. 16 cadet in the nation

The Daily Iowan: UI senior ranks No. 16 cadet in the nation
Published: 
2013.03.15
UI senior and Army cadet Ryan Wilson ranked No. 16 in nation

Cadet Ryan Wilson, a UI senior, was recently ranked as the No. 16 cadet among 5,600 in the country by the U.S. Army Cadet Command. Wilson is the battalion commander of the UI Reserve Officers' Training Corps, the highest position in the program. Story from: The Daily Iowan

The Daily Iowan

Recent deaths

Published: 
2013.03.15 | By University Communication and Marketing | 10:19 AM

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available. Story

Refugees in the heartland

Published: 
2013.03.15 | By Joan Kjaer | 10:16 AM
author Kao Kalia Yang standing infront of a conifer

The Midwest is home to some of the largest refugee communities in the country, and Iowa has been instrumental in creating the modern refugee resettlement system. But who is a refugee, and what distinguishes refugees from immigrants? Learn more at a free UI Provost's Global Forum, "Refugees in the Heartland," April 4-7. Story

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