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UI students receive degrees after spring 2020 semester

Tuesday, June 16, 2020
The University of Iowa awarded more than 5,700 degrees at the close of the spring 2020 semester.
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UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital earns rankings in 5 specialties

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital is listed among the nation’s best in five specialties in the new 2020–21 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online today by U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice.
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UI students named to dean’s list for spring 2020 semester

Monday, June 15, 2020
More than 8,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester.
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UI students named to president’s list for spring 2020 semester

Wednesday, June 10, 2020
More than 800 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president’s list for the 2020 spring semester.
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A message from UI leaders on next steps following George Floyd demonstrations

Friday, June 5, 2020
Starting last week, University of Iowa students, faculty, and staff have used their voices to highlight the lack of racial equity and justice in our community.
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NASA-Iowa TRACERS project moves into next phase

Tuesday, June 2, 2020
A $115 million space mission awarded by NASA to the University of Iowa can now proceed in earnest. Called TRACERS, it will study interactions between the sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields. NASA also approved an extra $7.6 million for a magnetic field instrument to be designed and built at Iowa.
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A message from President Harreld and Provost Fuentes on the killing of George Floyd

Monday, June 1, 2020
The anger, sadness, and fear felt by our community, and specifically Black communities across our nation, over the killing of George Floyd are justified.
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Developing at-home method for collecting COVID-19 testing samples

Wednesday, May 27, 2020
University of Iowa genetics expert Val Sheffield has converted part of his lab to help fight the coronavirus pandemic by creating a simple specimen-collection method that skips the swab and removes the need for medical personnel. All people have to do is spit in a cup.
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Spring 2020 graduates celebrate commencement virtually

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Inside homes across the country and around the world, friends and family of more than 5,400 graduates celebrated a historic virtual commencement for the University of Iowa class of 2020.

CCOM gap funding supports 3 medical innovation projects

Three University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine faculty and staff have received gap funding for innovative translational research projects that potentially could lead to new, commercially viable medical devices or technologies.
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Looking to the future amidst COVID-19

Thursday, May 14, 2020
President Harreld shares a message with campus about the resilience of our institution and the ways Hawkeyes are both helping people in the here and now and looking toward the future. Read his full message on Iowa Now.

UI quartet wins prestigious competition

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The Colere Saxophone Quartet, composed of three University of Iowa doctoral of music arts students and a recent UI alumnus, won a gold medal May 10 at the 47th annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Association Competition.