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Catlett Residence Hall earns LEED Gold designation

Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Constructed in 2017, Elizabeth Catlett Residence Hall has met and surpassed the standard set by the university by incorporating various green principles and energy-saving elements.

Longevity Awards, May 2018

Thursday, August 2, 2018
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Longevity Awards, April 2018

Thursday, August 2, 2018
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Longevity Awards, March 2018

Thursday, August 2, 2018
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

College of Engineering research scholar to attend MIT conference

Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Mechanical engineering research scholar Min-yeong Moon will attend 2018 Rising Stars workshop

UI research engineer appointed state geologist

Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Keith Schilling, a longtime staff member of the Iowa Geological Survey, officially assumed his duties as Iowa's top geologist July 1.

UI joins Iowa State-led national institute to research bacteria resistant to antibiotics

Thursday, July 26, 2018
The University of Iowa College of Public Health is partnering with Iowa State University in a new national institute that will address the global public health concern of antimicrobial resistance.

President Harreld: University of Iowa researchers earn more federal grants

Thursday, July 26, 2018
University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld commends UI researchers for the 16 percent increase in federal funding they attracted in fiscal year 2018.

New York Academy of Medicine honors Sheffield with Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
The New York Academy of Medicine has awarded its prestigious 2018 Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize to Val C. Sheffield, of the University of Iowa, for his groundbreaking research on glaucoma treatment.

UI receives $1 million water quality grant

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
The University of Iowa is leading a $1 million federal grant to gather and share water quality information from five states along the Upper Mississippi River. Iowa State University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will also take part in the three-year National Science Foundation big data program.