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UI to implement 5 key DEI initiatives

Monday, January 25, 2021
In order to continue improving diversity, equity, and inclusion across campus and address specific areas outlined in the 2020 Campus Climate Survey results released earlier this week, the University of Iowa will implement five new initiatives.
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Hawkeyes positioned for success despite these challenging times

Thursday, January 21, 2021
It goes without saying that life has been difficult and stressful for all of us, especially over the past year.
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Presidential search committee meeting moved to Jan. 8

Monday, December 28, 2020
The next meeting of the University of Iowa presidential search committee will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 8.

Iowa’s Nurse Anesthetists Switch Gears During Pandemic

Monday, December 21, 2020
With a reduction in UI Hospitals & Clinics' general surgical capacity due to COVID-19, hospital administrators reached out to its certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to help staff its ICUs. A large portion of the CRNAs who have stepped up to fill the void are graduates of the UI College of Nursing’s doctorate-level anesthesia nursing program.
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Presidential search committee to meet Dec. 30

Monday, December 21, 2020
The next meeting of the University of Iowa presidential search committee will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30.

Times of London survey ranks Iowa among world's top universities

Friday, December 18, 2020
The University of Iowa is ranked among the top universities in the world in 11 subjects in a new survey by the Times of London and Wall Street Journal published Oct. 28.
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Dates and times of fall 2020 virtual commencement ceremonies announced

Thursday, December 10, 2020
On Dec. 17–20, almost 1,900 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees in livestreamed, virtual commencement ceremonies.
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Gable receives Presidential Medal of Freedom in White House ceremony

Monday, December 7, 2020
Former Hawkeye head wresting coach Dan Gable, who led the UI program for 21 years, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor, on Dec. 7.
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Voyager spacecraft detect new type of solar electron burst

Thursday, December 3, 2020
The Voyager spacecraft continue to make discoveries even as they travel through interstellar space. In a new study, University of Iowa physicists report on the Voyagers’ detection of cosmic ray electrons associated with eruptions from the sun—more than 14 billion miles away.
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Growing Words Project makes swift, successful change

Wednesday, December 2, 2020
In a successful switch during the coronavirus pandemic, the University of Iowa’s Growing Words Project altered its approach to studying how children learn words, testing children’s abilities online and recruiting more elementary-age participants in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

Professor goes viral for offering students Thanksgiving dinner

A professor at University of Iowa is doing something a little different this Thanksgiving: She and three of her children will prepare and deliver home-cooked meals to students stuck at school because of the pandemic.

A professor offered to deliver Thanksgiving meals to all her students. Her kindness went viral

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued recommendations against traveling or gathering for Thanksgiving, Liz Pearce, a longtime lecturer at the University of Iowa, was worried for her students. They’ve had a hard semester already, she thought, and Thanksgiving spent solo would be another tough blow. The communication studies professor and mother of four swiftly drafted an email...