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Scanlan Family Foundation gives $15 million to name school mental health center, expand services to schools, veterans

Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Thanks to a generous $15 million gift from the Scanlan Family Foundation, the Iowa Center for School Mental Health in the University of Iowa College of Education will be renamed the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health, pending approval from the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.
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UI Stead Family Children's Hospital ranked in U.S. News & World Report for Best Children's Hospitals

Tuesday, June 14, 2022
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is listed among the nation’s best in seven specialties in the 2022-23 “Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings published online today by U.S. News & World Report.
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Department of Athletics alcohol sales pilot program receives positive feedback

Thursday, June 9, 2022
The University of Iowa Department of Athletics’ 2021-22 pilot program to expand beer and wine sales at UI athletics facilities generated more than $3 million.
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Physicists explain how type of aurora on Mars is formed

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Researchers led by the University of Iowa have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed. In a new study, the physicists report discrete aurora form through the interaction of the solar wind and the crust at Mars’ southern hemisphere.

9 UI students, recent alumni awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Nine University of Iowa students and recent graduates were named recipients of the highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship Program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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17 UI students, alumni receive Fulbright awards to travel abroad in 2022-23

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Seventeen University of Iowa students and alumni were chosen from about 10,000 Fulbright Award applicants nationwide to serve as representatives of the U.S. State Department to teach English abroad and to undertake public health research and creative writing projects in 16 countries.

Iowa asking fans to nominate new song for Hawkeye Wave

Thursday, April 21, 2022
The University of Iowa wants your input in selecting the next song for one of the best traditions in college sports — the Hawkeye Wave.
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University of Iowa key partner in $360M national water consortium

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
The University of Iowa will be a key partner in a $360 million center to improve the United States’s ability to predict water-related hazards and better manage its water. Iowa will receive $21 million as a partner in the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology.
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UI researchers create map showing flood risk for Iowa farmland

Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Researchers at the University of Iowa have created the first set of maps examining the flood risk for all farmland in Iowa. The maps show 450,000 acres of crops in areas with a 50% chance of flooding, and losses from flooding averaging $230 million annually.

Because of Shark Tank, Iowa JPEC Alumna Cole has another life-changing event

University of Iowa alumna Erica Cole appeared on ABC TV's Shark Tank on April 1. By the time she left, sharks (judges/investors) Mark Cuban and Emma Grede invested $100,000 for 10% ownership in Cole’s company, No Limbits.

Financial Career Started With a Ride on a Hog Truck

Henry B. Tippie, who has died at age 95, grew up on a farm, earned an accounting degree and put the Rollins brothers’ finances in order so they could buy Orkin. Read more about this important University of Iowa benefactor and alumni.
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UI student creates free Hawkathlon event for people with disabilities

Wednesday, March 30, 2022
UI student is creating a free event for special education students around the Iowa City area to stay active, build relationships, and have fun.