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HonorsPolitical science professor honored for his student mentoring
Letendre inducted into University of Kentucky Hall of Distinguished Alumni
GrantsPhysicists win NASA funding to build special apparatus for magnetic field sensors
GrantsSpanish and Portuguese professor wins NEH award
PublicationsBuilding psychological ownership can help governments preserve parks and public spaces
PublicationsGood reputation badges on websites increase sales
HonorsHumanities professor named Ford Foundation fellow
PublicationsBardhoshi named a top contributor to flagship journal
HonorsBiology graduate student named to journal pre-print team
HonorsPhysicist named American Physical Society fellow
HonorsUniversity honors faculty, staff for excellence
HonorsTimes of London names Iowa one of world's top universities
PublicationsOxford University Press to publish Leslie Margolin's latest book
GrantsKauffman grant will help Iowa JPEC train entrepreneurship educators
PublicationsBiologists trace origin of invasive snails in the Great Lakes
HonorsBurer receives top INFORMS computing society honor
PublicationsIowa physicists help with key discovery involving Higgs boson
PublicationsStudy finds injured farmers take an hour longer to get trauma care
PublicationsUI researchers find third party app misuse on social-media platform
Wehby appointed Colloton chair in health management and policy
HonorsStephanie Gilbertson-White joins nurse leader fellowship program
GrantsUI Libraries award faculty OpenHawks grants
GrantsBiology graduate student wins award for climate-oriented outreach activity
GrantsUniversity of Iowa chemist selected for early career award by U.S. Department of Energy
PublicationsIowa astrophysicist observes black hole's outburst
HonorsVyas receives Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars staff award
HonorsPhysics graduate student selected for research at Department of Energy lab
HonorsRivera receives UI's Lola Lopes Award in recognition of undergraduate student advocacy
HonorsThe Daily Iowan named nation's Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper
UI quartet wins prestigious competition
HonorsUI presents startup cash prizes to entrepreneurs
HonorsCaroline Radesky receives 2020 John D'Emilio LGBTQ History Dissertation Award
HonorsSarah Harris awarded honorary membership by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
HonorsWood named a 2020 American Counseling Association Fellow
HonorsThe Daily Iowan named 2020 Newspaper of the Year in Iowa
AppointmentsBowman named new Mary Louise Petersen Chair in Higher Education
HonorsAna Merino wins the Premio Nadal for 'El mapa de los afectos'
HonorsMFA student Donté K. Hayes wins national art award
HonorsJPEC honors students for business ideas
PublicationsResearchers identify potential pollutant-fighting agents on building surfaces
HonorsStudents, faculty, staff honored for new business startup ideas
AppointmentsSzot appointed associate dean for continuing and integrated education
Honors3D design, theater students earn prestigious win at SOFA
HonorsStudents honored for start-up business ideas
HonorsAbel named chair and DEO of Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology
HonorsIowa joins Carnegie Project Ed.D. consortium
HonorsProfessional organization honors UI Center for the Book professor
HonorsUI Press author named to 5 Under 35 list
GrantsFederal grant to help NADS study automated vehicles on rural roads
HonorsPhysicist named fellow to American Physical Society
HonorsLinda Kerber elected to Council of American Philosophical Society
GrantsComputer scientist wins award to study cellular phone network threats
HonorsUI Graduate College selected by AAU to participate in national initiative
HonorsUI included among world’s top universities in new global ranking
AppointmentsSchwalm named a North American Teaching Partner with the Colored Conventions Project
GrantsIowa physicists win $3.5 million NASA grant to study auroras
HonorsReetz completes Science Friday Educator Collaborative
HonorsHuffman awarded a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship
HonorsIowa professor's film to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
HonorsIowa graduate students win awards to empower women and girls
GrantsIowa research team lands NSF funding to boost crop yields
AppointmentsPhysics professor named to U.S. Department of Energy advisory panel
GrantsBerg awarded grant funding for two-year project
PublicationsBiologists trace evolutionary origin of genes associated with metabolism in most organisms
GrantsIowa Injury Prevention Research Center receives $4.2 million grant from CDC
Iowa receives Fiske Guide’s ‘Best Buy’ designation for 15th consecutive year
AppointmentsKregel named vice president-elect for science policy at FASEB
HonorsDuck honored by National Communication Association
PublicationsUI professor publishes ' Remembrance of Things Present: The Invention of the Time Capsule'
HonorsKletzing named Donald A. and Marie B. Gurnett Chair
GrantsUI engineers co-win 5-year, $7.5M grant to apply machine learning to energetic materials design
HonorsUI librarian wins Best Poster for American Society of Engineering Education
HonorsTippie College of Business receives re-accreditation from AACSB
GrantsUI engineering professor to study nitrogen dioxide levels using satellite data
HonorsSchool of Social Work's Aging and Longevity Studies program earns AGHE Program of Merit designation
GrantsFaculty members win UI Libraries OpenHawks grants
HonorsBialk, Carrell receive Certified Financial Aid Administrator designation
HonorsUI honored by Iowa Architectural Foundation for leadership in community enhancement through architecture and design
HonorsUI ranked on list of top higher education patent producers worldwide
GrantsReed Fitzke receives grant to help identify at-risk soldiers
HonorsAchrazoglou selected by U.S. Department of State for English language specialist assignment
HonorsUI’s liveWELL wins first place in nationwide academic communities awards
HonorsUI PhD students selected as inaugural Humanities for the Public Good interns
HonorsUI Executive Leadership Academy ranked second in the nation
HonorsUI announces Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award recipients
PublicationsRobinson leads team that writes statin guidance paper
HonorsAbramoff honored with Iowa Biotech Leader Award
HonorsBiology graduate student wins research award from American Genetic Association
HonorsIowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging team wins best machine-learning paper
Kirby receives Lola Lopes Award
HonorsFacilities Management 'Tree Crew' wins Tree Campus USA Award
HonorsJPEC honors student entrepreneurs with best business plans
GrantsUI engineers win $1.6 million award to create smarter, sustainable farming
HonorsGeographical and Sustainability Sciences professor named fellow
HonorsStudents win seed money in start-up business idea competition
AppointmentsGraduate College appoints Varga associate dean
GrantsSanders receives research grant to write book on black Catholic education
HonorsFigdor awarded the APA Edinburgh Fellowship
HonorsThe Daily Iowan takes home 13 Iowa Newspaper Association Awards
PublicationsUI physicists measure particles important in high-tech industry
PublicationsUI team helps find gene integral to animal and human hearing
AppointmentsSnetselaar named to federal dietary guidelines committee
PublicationsCrocodiles have complex past
HonorsUI visiting professor Eduardo Halfon wins Edward Lewis Wallant Award
GrantsUI physicists win NASA funding to build space instrument
HonorsSchnoor receives American Chemical Society Award for advances in environmental science and technology
GrantsGrant to help UI train Iowa teachers in STEM innovation, entrepreneurialism
HonorsUI College of Engineering selected for Engineer Your World program
HonorsKelly Carrell selected for 2018-19 Diversity Leadership Program Class in financial aid
GrantsFederal grants will help develop strategies to combat addiction by native populations
HonorsFred Stern receives 2018 David W. Taylor Medal
HonorsSociety for Classical Studies awards Sarah Bond 2018 Outreach Prize
GrantsCollege of Nursing wins $1.9 million research grant

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Events

Intramural Free Throw Contest Registration

Intramural Free Throw Contest Registration

Monday, October 19, 2020

The Free Throw Contest will take place at the Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on October 26-28. During registration, participants will select the day (league) and the time block (division) in which they would like to participate. Participants will shoot 25 free throws for the preliminary round, during the day/time selected during registration. After all three nights, the participants with the top eight scores in the Men's/Open League, and the participants with the top eight scores in...

National Park Gift Shop, Amber Dale BFA Exhibition - School of Art and Art History

National Park Gift Shop, Amber Dale BFA Exhibition - School of Art and Art History

Monday, October 19, 2020, 8:00am to 8:00pm

SNPhA/APhA-ASP Immunization Clinic - Coralville Walgreens

SNPhA/APhA-ASP Immunization Clinic - Coralville Walgreens

Monday, October 19, 2020, 9:00am to 12:00pm

College of Pharmacy student members of SNPhA and APhA-ASP will host a flu shot clinic at the Walgreen's on Heartland Drive in Coralville.

Florida State Law Fair

Monday, October 19, 2020, 10:00am to 2:00pm

UI Spotlight

College of Liberal Arts and SciencesBiology professor wins NIH funding to study organism's response to stress
Office of Vice President for ResearchReassigned employees help State Hygienic Lab near milestones
Office of the Vice President for ResearchUI museums and libraries win $200,000 grant to expand senior programing in Iowa
College of EngineeringUniversity of Iowa team wins $1M NSF grant to lead a multi-university consortium to advance medical AI
Office for the Vice President for ResearchUI employees step up to help State Hygienic Lab with COVID-19 testing
International ProgramsEight UI Students Awarded 2020 Gilman Scholarships
National Advanced Driving SimulatorNADS provides national leadership on COVID-19 research protocols
UI College of NursingBuckwalter Recognized as ‘Living Legend’
UI College of NursingSt. Marie, Dawson Selected as Academy Fellows
IIHR—Hydroscience and EngineeringNASA-funded study at IIHR explores connections between reduced air pollution due to COVID-19 and decreases in precipitation in the western United States
College of LawIowa Law Hires Diversity Officer to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
College of LawIowa Law Antiracism Committee Works Toward a Bold Plan for Action
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesStephen G. Bloom wins national Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesDurham named interim director of renowned UI Nonfiction Writing Program
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesOboists, otolaryngologists, and engineers: School of Music's interdisciplinary research to ensure Voxman Music Building safety
College of EngineeringUI engineers to study the grain structure of metal alloys on the International Space Station
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesPaleontologists: 80 million years ago, this monster ate dinosaurs
College of EngineeringNSF grant awarded to UI Engineering dean and team to study impact of transition to off-campus learning during COVID-19
Office of the Vice President for ResearchRegent resolution praises State Hygienic Lab COVID-19 testing efforts
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesScott Baalrud adds to early career awards with recognition by American Physical Society
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesDavid Wiemer wins 2020 American Chemical Society Midwest Award
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesJennifer Buckley wins Outstanding Book Award from Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Office of the Vice President for ResearchRecord funding fuels research into COVID-19, writing and other areas of UI strengths
Office of Research and Economic DevelopmentFederal funding for research increases at the University of Iowa
International ProgramsUI professor to conduct peace research in Colombia as Fulbright Scholar
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesComputer Science researcher Zubair Shafiq part of $10 million NSF cybersecurity grant
Carver College of MedicinePerlman named to Mark Stinski Chair in Virology
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesMcMillan named a Fellow of the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesAna Rodríguez-Rodríguez helping Spain reexamine its Golden Age
College of Public HealthMark Vander Weg to lead Department of Community and Behavioral Health
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesChristopher Harris selected as 2020-21 Radcliffe Institute Fellow at Harvard University
College of EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering professors receive NSF RAPID grant for novel COVID-19 testing technologies
College of EngineeringEngineering and public health collaboration leads to NSF RAPID grant on PPE materials which capture and kill pathogens
Carver College of MedicineCCOM gap funding supports 3 medical innovation projects
Office of the Vice President for ResearchResearchers, scholars, inventors and mentors recognized
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesSimon Balto, Richard Turner named fellows of the American Council of Learned Societies
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCollegiate Teaching Award honors seven College of Liberal Arts and Sciences instructors
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCornelia Lang, Joshua Weiner appointed associate deans by College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
UI Health Care$2 million gift to support UI Health Care employees with emergency costs and PPE, and fund COVID-19 research
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences names Marcé, Moore as Distinguished Associate Professor of Instruction
The Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesBrian Ekdale mines lessons from Kenya's scrappy gig economy
Department of Theatre ArtsFormer theater head David Thayer dies
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesKowal named Collegiate Scholar by College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Carver College of MedicineLike everything else, Match Day is different this year
Carver College of MedicineStudy homes in on possible cause of sudden cardiac deaths
College of EngineeringChemical engineering student receives Fulbright Mitacs Globalink award
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCLAS awards Dissertation Writing Fellowships to 12 doctoral candidates
Carver College of MedicineCarver College of Medicine recognizes 47 faculty as Impact Scholars
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesUI professors surveying effects of political corruption
Carver College of MedicineSnyder named associate dean for faculty affairs and development
Office of Teaching Learning and TechnologyFrom VR to Video Games: ITTA Funds Seven Projects
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesScientists supporting humanists: Harris, Maierhofer, Schwalm receive DSHB Faculty Scholar Awards
Carver College of MedicineJeffrey Quinlan selected as chair of UI Department of Family Medicine
The LoopWhat is the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and how are we preparing? Epidemiologist Jorge Salinas fills us in
Office of the Vice President for ResearchDowntown banners showcase University of Iowa student researchers
International ProgramsInternational Parents of the Year 2019
Carver College of MedicineEngelhardt named 2019 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
College of EngineeringThree University of Iowa faculty members named IEEE Fellows
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesRacevksis, Sanders, Tomova appointed Associate Deans in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Graduate CollegeUI grad student researches virtual to help chronic and acute pain
University of Iowa LibrariesStudent wins inaugural Undergraduate Library Research Award
College of EducationBarry Schreier wins AUCCCD award
The LoopSato, Shields to receive endowed professorships
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesUI professor develops tool to improve aphasia diagnosis
Carver College of MedicineHHMI renewals for Campbell and Welsh
University of Iowa LibrariesCulshaw elected vice president/president-elect of Association of Research Libraries
College of EducationUI awarded $1M grant to train students who speak ASL as vocational rehabilitation counselors
Carver College of MedicineStudent poetry competition winners honored at scholarship luncheon
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesAssistant professor's book examines the power of Japan's medieval waka
University of Iowa LibrariesUI faculty invited to take survey on Libraries’ resources, services, spaces
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesKristen Radtke awarded a 2019 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesNabhan-Warren named V. O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair in Catholic Studies
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesBob McMurray named F. Wendell Miller Professor
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCesare Tinelli appointed to F. Wendell Miller Professorship
Carver College of Medicine3 UI neuroscientists win NARSAD Young Investigator awards
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCalvin Hennick (BA English '04) wins Pushcart Editors' Book Award
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesFaculty members searching for the holy grail of live entertainment
The LoopUI wins the 2019 Blood Donation Challenge for the Corridor Corporate Games
Vice President for ResearchWith ArTara license, UI hopes to translate 20 years of research into cyst treatment
College of PharmacyNew Study to Focus on Preventing Falls Through Elimination of High-Risk Medications
University of Iowa Center for Human Rights2019 One Community, One Book chosen
University of Iowa Stanley Museum of ArtConstruction company chosen for UI Stanley Museum of Art
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesExecutive directors of MLA, AHA to participate in UI symposium
College of EducationUI, DMACC partner to increase diversity in math education
College of EngineeringUI receives $1.07M from EPA to improve water quality
International ProgramsGlobal internships: UI students gain career experience around the world
Graduate CollegeIowa graduates win UI research prizes
Tippie College of BusinessWant to get a college football scholarship? Tweet more.
College of PharmacyFirst class of Palliative Care Certificate-holders graduates
Public Policy CenterOnline Map Helps Iowans Learn More About Their Well Water
Office of the Vice President for ResearchUI-ISU researchers team up to advance state’s bioscience priorities
Office of the Vice President for ResearchDental device could light the way to better root canal treatments
Iowa Writers' WorkshopLibrarian of Congress Names Joy Harjo the Nation's 23rd Poet Laureate
Carver College of MedicineMaking Iowa the next step from Harvard
College of PharmacyStudents use compounding talents to help animals
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesTammie Walker named director of University of Iowa School of Music
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCLAS alumni honored as Alumni Fellows
University of Iowa LibrariesSackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry moves to the University of Iowa Libraries
College of Public HealthUI research highlights synergies between indoor, outdoor air pollution and increased asthma
Office of Vice President for ResearchCrooks named Pentacrest Museums director
Graduate CollegeEnglish Ph.D completes groundbreaking podcast dissertation
ExchangeHoneymoon trip inspires alumna to start muesli business
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesUniversity of Iowa launches new online journal: "Addressing the Crisis"
College of EducationOchs hopes to foster inclusivity and compassion in classroom
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesTheatre B renamed Alan MacVey Theatre
IIHR—Hydroscience and EngineeringRoad ditches help filter water, reduce nutrients
Office of the Vice President for ResearchAwards program honors university researchers and innovators
Graduate CollegeNew diversity, equity, and inclusion director focuses on the people
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesUI grad student balances traditional scholarship and public engagement projects
College of Public HealthCPH names interim diversity, equity, and inclusion liaison for students
Graduate CollegeMFA student writes surrounding her experiences with death
College of PharmacyA Family Affair: Daniels Give Back
Carver College of MedicineDeadly scorpion venom reveals pain protein structure
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences names MacGillivray, Marra, Reno to top faculty honor
College of EducationHitting it out of the ballpark
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesYellow fever's history of humans, microbes, and ideas
UI College of NursingGilbertson-White helps patients navigate cancer care, management
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesTribute to beloved UI professor, world-renowned expert on African art
International ProgramsUI Team Involved in Ancient DNA Research on Iberia
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesUI professor gifts Shawnee Tribe with extensive archive
Office of Vice President for ResearchBook highlights UI faculty research, scholarship
Graduate CollegePlaywright draws on childhood experience for latest production
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences names Collegiate Teaching Award winners
UI Department of Computer ScienceUI Computer Science faculty named NSF CAREER award winner
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesMcMullen earns International Teaching Engagement Award
Graduate CollegeUI graduate student honored with MAGS Teaching Award
Carver College of MedicineArtwork of foundational research conducted in the Carver College of Medicine
Division of Student LifeWatts receives Mabel Strong Outstanding Advisor of the Year Award
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesTolbert recognized as among most cited in her field
College of PharmacyStudent organizations work together to keep community healthy
International ProgramsUI is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. students for fourth consecutive year
Office of Vice President for ResearchNew funding and collaboration database is now available to campus
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesCLAS junior Charlie Ellis leads Dance Marathon 25
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesScientists funding humanities research: CLAS names 2018-19 DSHB Faculty Scholars
Carver College of MedicineParker receives $2.1 million grant to study the cerebellum and its role in cognitive function
College of PharmacyQ&A with Michael Ernst about the future of aspirin prescribing
College of DentistryFrom the Bench to the Chair: Translational and Clinical Research at the College of Dentistry
InSight MagazineCollege of Public Health plays significant role in UI's cancer-fighting efforts
Graduate CollegeOral Science PhD student makes her patients smile
Office of Vice President for ResearchUndergraduate research center to join VP for Research office Feb. 1
College of Public HealthCollege of Public Health awards community grants for health initiatives
Carver College of MedicineAntibiotic overuse is high for common urology procedures
University of Iowa LibrariesUI Libraries and student government collaborate to reduce textbook costs
Division of Student LifeUI Executive Chef Barry Greenberg wins Minor’s Flavor Expedition Recipe Contest grand prize
College of Liberal Arts and SciencesAndrew W. Mellon Foundation awards UI grants totaling $1.6M
Chronicle of Higher EducationUniversity of Iowa internship program offers graduate students the diverse career options they need
Obermann Center for Advanced StudiesMary Lou Emery explores paradoxical cultural history of the bungalow in new book