Academics

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UI film students work with Bettendorf eighth-graders to create movie trailers

Friday, April 20, 2018
UI students in the Department of Cinematic Arts worked with eighth-graders at Bettendorf Middle School to create movie trailers and welcomed them to campus for a visit.

Austin Hughes receives prestigious Beinecke Scholarship

Wednesday, April 11, 2018
University of Iowa junior Austin Hughes is one of 18 undergraduates in the nation to receive the prestigious Beinecke Scholarship in 2018.
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Voxman’s Stark Opera Studio is a versatile space for UI students to learn, rehearse, and perform

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The versatile Herald Stark Opera Studio in the Voxman Music Building can transform from a classroom to a rehearsal space to a performance venue.
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Meet 5 Writers’ Workshop students who first came to the UI as teens

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Five MFA students in the famous Iowa Writers’ Workshop came to the UI as teenagers to attend the Iowa Young Writers Studio, a summer camp for high school student writers. They talk about the experiences that have stayed with them.
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Innovative UI concert adds chemistry, physics to the equation

Monday, April 9, 2018
Faculty, staff, and students in the UI School of Music and Department of Chemistry teamed up to turn physics and chemistry equipment into musical instruments—a project that culminated in a unique and impressive performance.

‘Quiet Place’ screenwriters reflect on influential time at UI

Monday, April 9, 2018
Alumni Scott Beck (BA ’07, communication studies) and Bryan Woods (BA ’07, communication studies) can add a blockbuster opening weekend to their résumés. The screenwriters of "A Quiet Place," which topped the box office in its opening weekend, discuss their influential time at UI.

Tippie students win internships for best NCAA tournament picks

Friday, April 6, 2018
Like many basketball fans, UI students Charlie Ruff and James Micheli participated in an NCAA basketball tournament bracket challenge this spring. But while most such challenges award the winners with a lunch or small cash payoff, Ruff and Micheli won something different—internships.
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UI professor makes his mark on experimental film

Wednesday, April 4, 2018
As experimental filmmaker and UI professor Christopher Harris begins work on his most ambitious project yet, he says he’s fortunate to have found a university community that embraces him and his work.

Henry Fund named best performing student-managed investment fund

Wednesday, April 4, 2018
The Iowa MBA program’s student-managed Henry Fund investment portfolio was recently named the winner of its class in the GAME Forum, the largest student-managed investment competition in the world.

Faculty resignations decrease in FY2017

Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Faculty resignations decreased at the University of Iowa in fiscal year 2017, dropping from 4 percent to 3.1 percent. Medical faculty continue to comprise the largest portion of resignations, while most resigning faculty accepted a position at another educational institution.
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UI announces fifth candidate for College of Public Health dean

Sunday, April 1, 2018
Edith Parker, professor and head of community and behavioral health at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, is the fifth finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Public Health dean. She will participate in on-campus interviews April 2 and 3.
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Inspired by her past, UI graduate student prepares to serve others with speech disorders

Monday, March 26, 2018
The department is one of the oldest and largest programs of its kind and has been training students and serving clients with speech, language, and hearing disorders for more than 60 years.