Academics

UI reflects on first year of membership in technology consortium

Sunday, August 16, 2015
The University of Iowa's Margaret Jesse discusses the first year of the Unizin higher education technology consortium, of which the UI is a member.

Time for creative nonfiction

Friday, August 14, 2015
For the first time in its 46-year history, the UI Press—long known for its short fiction contest—is coordinating a contest for writers of creative nonfiction.

Schlievert honored by American Society for Microbiology

Thursday, August 13, 2015
Dr. Patrick Schlievert, chair and department executive officer of the Department of Microbiology, has been selected to receive the 2016 ASM Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award.

Putt receives American Fellowship

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded a 2015-16 American Fellowship to Shelby S. Putt, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at the University of Iowa.

Tippie responds to growing business need

Businesses need more and more experts in data analytics, or Big Data, so the Tippie College of Business has started a graduate certificate program in Des Moines and a master's program in Cedar Rapids.

Informatics at Iowa Initiative encourages Big Data development at UI

A new program at the University of Iowa will encourage and coordinate the use of data analytics across campus.
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From Iowa City to China

Monday, August 10, 2015
China has about 100 million children learning English and a pair of the University of Iowa students have started a new business to help them.

Tippie Dean Gardial endorses initiative to encourage more women business majors

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has endorsed a White House initiative designed to encourage more women college students to consider majoring in business.

Iowa Board of Regents Aug. 5 roundup

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The Board of Regents made no objections to a proposed 3 percent increase in undergraduate resident tuition for the Spring 2016 semester. A vote on the proposed increase is expected at the September board meeting. The board also gives first-round approval to Kinnick renovation.
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Iowa students research water and wildlife in the 'Big Muddy'

Students at the Lucille A. Carver Mississippi Riverside Environmental Research Station get their feet wet—literally and figuratively—in the University of Iowa's Water Quality class.

An eye on our most vital resource

Monday, August 3, 2015
How do local governments and national agencies monitor one of our most valuable resources? With research and data from the Iowa Flood Center.

State, UI leaders announce new Iowa Reading Research Center director

Monday, August 3, 2015
Leaders from the Iowa Department of Education and the University of Iowa’s College of Education have named Deborah Reed as the next director of the Iowa Reading Research Center, which has a critical role in a statewide effort to ensure all children read well by the end of third grade.