Academics

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Historic gift finds a home on UI campus

Monday, December 3, 2012
The complete work of one of the University of Iowa’s famous alumni has found its home in the University of Iowa Special Collections and University Archives.

Teachers from Iowa communities to brainstorm flood education

Friday, November 30, 2012
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.
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Living with floods

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
More than 30 teachers from seven targeted communities across the state that experienced flooding will come to the UI campus to participate in the first ever College of Education's Interdisciplinary Flood Institute Nov. 29-Dec. 2 as part of the Living with Floods project.

Political science faculty recognized for excellence in mentoring

Monday, November 26, 2012
Sara Mitchell receives the 2012 Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award in social sciences. She is professor of political science in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Engineering faculty recognized for excellence in mentoring

Monday, November 26, 2012
K.K. Choi, professor of mechanical engineering, and WItold Krajewski, professor of civil and environmental engineering, are co-winners of the 2012 Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award in mathematical, physical sciences, and engineering.
The Seamans Center is seen Wednesday on the University of Iowa campus. Enrollment in UI's College of Engineering has grown 66 percent in the past decade. / David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

Enrollment surges at UI for engineering

Monday, November 26, 2012
Enrollment in UI’s College of Engineering has skyrocketed in recent years, growing 66 percent in the past decade, with the majority of that growth occurring in the past five years. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

International Day inspires future voters

Wednesday, November 14, 2012
More than 300 students from eastern Iowa and western Illinois attended the 16th annual UI College of Education's International Day for Human Rights Nov. 6. This year’s event focused on the “Human Right to Political Participation.” International Day is designed to educate students on local and global human rights issues.
Illustration of two men handing a newspaper to each other on a flying trapeze. Adam Niklewicz for The Chronicle Review

UI experts share how humanities and journalism can save each other

David D. Permutter and David Dowling, director and assistant director, respectively, for the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, write how the demand for in-depth stories can promote a return to the humanitarian origins of journalism.

Iowa Academy of Education inducts UI's Assouline and Yarbrough

Thursday, November 8, 2012
The Iowa Academy of Education inducted Susan Assouline and Don Yarbrough, professors in the University of Iowa College of Education’s Psychological and Quantitative Foundations Department, as new members for making significant scholarly contributions to the field of education.
ISU student Alyssa Miller helps Harding Middle School students in a building competition. Rodney White/Des MoinesRegister

Female enrollment in STEM fields rises

Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The number of women seeking degrees in science and related fields at Iowa's three public universities is on the rise, Iowa Board of Regents data shows. UI Provost Barry Butler says that outreach programs to third, fourth, and fifth grade girls are now showing results.

UI to launch online graduate-level strategic communication program

Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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...
UI student Kaci Maire

Business brainstormer pursues online BBA

Monday, November 5, 2012
Kaci Maire enjoyed brainstorming business ideas when she was younger and so applying for the UI online Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Entrepreneurial Management seemed like the logical next step.