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UI identifies 3 distinctive areas of excellence for campus collaboration
Thursday, September 5, 2024
The University of Iowa wants to build on its existing reputation for excellence in three key areas where there is significant opportunity for growth across multiple academic disciplines and areas of patient care. Called Distinctive Collaborative Opportunities, these three areas are writing and communication, brain science and mental health, and cancer research and patient care.
2 world-class leaders welcomed to Iowa under Transformational Hiring Program
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Take in sights, sounds from start of fall 2024 semester
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Iowa researchers identify approaches for how people recognize words
Thursday, August 29, 2024
10 things you may have missed over the summer
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Forbes ranks UI, UI Health Care as top employers in Iowa
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Events
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Know your way around the rules of bicycles, e-scooters on the UI campus
When riding a bicycle or electric scooter, make sure you know what regulations you need to follow and how to be a safe and courteous rider.
Back and shoulder pain? It might be your backpack
No matter how organized you are, it can be easy for all of us—especially children—to stuff more than necessary into our backpacks. Constantly lugging around a heavy backpack or wearing it improperly can have health consequences, though, which is why it’s important for children to wear a light backpack that fits correctly.
Tips for selecting a sunscreen
Choosing the right sunscreen is crucial since UV rays can damage your skin in different ways, leading to wrinkles, skin aging, and an increased risk of skin cancer.
Local communities celebrate Independence Day with family-friendly activities
If you’re looking for family fun over the Independence Day holiday and weekend, events are planned in Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty to keep you busy from July 3 through July 7.
New to the area? How to register to vote in Johnson County
If you are new to the Iowa City area and want to register to vote in Johnson County on Nov. 5, follow these easy steps.
UI Spotlight
Computer Science faculty member earns NSF CAREER Award
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Kirkwood, UI partner to offer medical laboratory science degree
Monday, August 5, 2024
Joseph named editor-in-chief of 'Nurse Leader'
Monday, August 5, 2024
Achievements
UI Sociology professor Victor Ray named Harvard Business School fellow
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Sullivan participates in AACRAO’s Congressional Hill Day
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Identifying ethical considerations for extended reality technology use by children
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
In the News
A 13,600-year-old mastodon skull is unearthed in an Iowa creek
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Archaeologists find mastodon skull in Iowa, search for evidence it interacted with humans
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Traffic Enforcement Dwindled in the Pandemic. In Many Places, It Hasn’t Come Back.
Monday, July 29, 2024
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