Academics

UI real estate research benefits Johnson County

Friday, April 24, 2015
A team of University of Iowa students has written the first commercial real estate market analysis for Johnson County in four years, and the report finds the local market to be healthy and thriving.

Learning about the Arab Spring in a global context

Friday, April 24, 2015
The University of Iowa is set to host experts and researchers from around the world as part of the 2015 Provost’s Global Forum, “The Arab Spring in a Global Context.”

UI students earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

Friday, April 24, 2015
Six University of Iowa students earned National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships for the 2015-16 academic year.

Iowa Board of Regents April 23 roundup

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Following are highlights from the Iowa Board of Regents meeting Thursday, April 23, at the School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs.
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Phil’s Day’s 'Senior Year'

Thursday, April 23, 2015
There’s no other day during the school year when philanthropy is more visible on the University of Iowa campus than on Phil’s Day, Thursday, April 30. The fourth annual Phil's Day marks—literally—the impact of private gifts on UI facilities, programs, and people.
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Got big data?

What can one researcher do with a terabyte of raw data? The Bioinformatics Division of the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics (IIHG) helps researchers across the university analyze, reduce, and focus large data sets to further their research.
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UI to offer bachelor's degree in public health

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Beginning fall 2016, the University of Iowa will offer bachelor’s degrees in public health, the first Board of Regents institution to offer an undergraduate major in the field. The degree program is expected to help meet Iowa’s need for public health trained professionals who can directly support citizens’ health.

Iowa Now Minute - 4/23/15

Thursday, April 23, 2015
This week on Iowa Now Minute features The Bachelor, a shark, and a top 10 draft pick.
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Making a B1G impact

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
University of Iowa junior softball player Haley Hansel is a Big Ten student-athlete, but that's not her only big role.
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Writing certificate sets UI students apart in job search

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Students of all majors can benefit from the university’s top-ranked writing programs by completing an Undergraduate Certificate in Writing, which is offered through the Frank N. Magid Center for Undergraduate Writing in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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The best ideas from UI's Startup Games weekend

Learn about some of the proposals for new businesses made during the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center's Startup Games weekend to encourage UI student entrepreneurs.
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Feeding their passions

Monday, April 20, 2015
By tending to nearly half an acre on the west side of campus, the co-presidents of the UI Student Garden have learned to grow a variety of vegetable, herbs, and flowers. But they also have picked up valuable job skills, fine-tuned their career aspirations, 
and gained personal insight.