Leesa Fair achieved her 50th birthday goal—to receive a college degree, made possible by UI online learning opportunities, which also allowed her to graduate in December along with her son, Ben, who received a Bachelor of Arts in computer science.

University of Iowa staff members who wish to begin or continue their undergraduate education can apply for funding support from the Robert F. Ray Staff Scholarship, offered through the Division of Continuing Education. The application deadline is April 1.

Steve Hendrix, a UI biology professor, was recently named the director of academics and research at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory in Milford, Iowa, where he has conducted research and shared his expertise since 1975.

Dan Grinstead, a UI social work specialist, will share his personal story of enlisting in the Iowa Army National Guard at age 59, being deployed to Afghanistan, and returning home to help soldiers become citizens again at the Spencer Hospital as part of a continuing education program.

UI alumna Lisa Johnson is infusing an art residency program into the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory after participating in the UI Obermann Graduate Institute on Engagement and the Academy.

The Carver College of Medicine Rural Iowa Scholars Program (CRISP) embeds rural elements in the medicine curriculum through mentorships, seminars, research, and field experiences in smaller communities. Program graduates are expected to practice in a rural Iowa community for at least five years after completing a qualifying residency.

Iowa's shortage of nurses is being addressed through a University of Iowa program that allows place-bound Iowans to get a full UI degree without leaving their home communities.

Registration is now open for spring courses through the University of Iowa Lifetime Enrichment Adult Program.

Thirty-five teachers from across the state of Iowa traveled to the University of Iowa campus to participate in the first ever College of Education Interdisciplinary Flood Institute for Teachers, part of the Living with Floods Project.

Don McLeese teaches classes for the new UI Master of Arts in Strategic Communication offered in downtown Des Moines and to distance learners via a virtual classroom with a focus on helping students stay afloat in a flood of information via Facebook, Twitter, and other online media.

Teachers from more than seven Iowa communities are converging on Iowa City this weekend to participate in a three-day Interdisciplinary Flood Institute organized by the University of Iowa College of Education as part of a larger initiative, the Living with Floods project.

The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication has received Board of Regents, State of Iowa approval for an online program that offers a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication. The program was created to serve professionals in marketing, public relations, public communication, health communication, corporate communication, and other careers requiring strong communication...