Fatih Yildiz, the Turkish consul general in Chicago, is visiting the University of Iowa campus and local community to strengthen relationships and expand trade in Iowa.
Story from: The Daily Iowan
On May 2, stickers, posters, and ribbons will designate UI buildings and programs supported by private donations, part of annual Phil's Day events developed by students to highlight the power of philanthropy. Story
The University of Iowa Department of Dance will present an undergraduate dance concert at 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, May 9-11 in Space Place Theater of North Hall. Story
The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will host ArtsFest from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the Studio Arts Building at 1375 Highway 1 West in Iowa City. ArtsFest is a free, interactive art experience that will feature artwork by UI students, as well as demonstrations and hands–on opportunities in studio art and art history. Story
Two UI students, Kyra Seay and Tess Haverkamp, recently traveled to China on the Rivers as Bridges program that examines the sister-river relationship of the Mississippi River in the U.S. and the Yangtze River in China.
Story from: International Accents
Cathy Welch, director of statewide testing programming for the Iowa Testing Programs at the UI College of Education, says Iowa's new reading assessment tests determine a child's ability to not just read the words on a page but comprehend them in a story that is part of a series.
Story from: Quad-City Times
The Get to Know series asks University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students a few questions about their work and their outside interests. Today we visit with senior BSN student Jeannette George. Story
For the fifth consecutive year, George Washington High School in Cedar Rapids is the top Advanced Placement school in Iowa, according to the Iowa AP Index. The index was developed nine years ago by the University of Iowa College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development. Story
2013.04.26 | By University Communication and Marketing | 11:38 AM
University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the third annual Center for Diversity and Enrichment and Office of Graduate Inclusion Graduation and Recognition Reception Thursday, May 16. Though free and open to the public, the deadline is May 1 to register. Story
2013.04.26 | By Sara Steussy and Jackie Stolze | 10:32 AM
Iowa’s K-12 students are invited to experience firsthand how much fun science and math can be at the free, public iExploreSTEM Festival planned from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Lucille A. Carver Mississippi Riverside Environmental Research Station on the banks of the Mississippi River near Muscatine. Story
