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UI College of Law class

Law school strategies help enrollment rebound

Thursday, September 4, 2014
First year student enrollment at the UI College of Law has rebounded nicely this year after the law school cut its tuition and took other steps to attract students.

Iowa Now Minute - 9/4/14

Thursday, September 4, 2014
"Iowa Now Minute" is a 60-second roundup highlighting recent UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Thursday in Iowa Now.

UI President Mason announces sanctioning guidelines for sexual misconduct

Thursday, September 4, 2014
The University of Iowa has established its first-ever sanctioning guidelines to address sexual misconduct and expelled a second student for a sexual-violence incident, UI President Sally Mason announced on Thursday. The sanctioning guidelines outline in detail the severe repercussions – from probation to expulsion – for those who commit sexual misconduct.

President Mason's email to campus community on sexual assault

Thursday, September 4, 2014
University of Iowa President Sally Mason shares a letter with the campus community about the importance of talking openly about the serious issue of sexual assault.
Joseph Burken

DeWitt boy to be Kid Captain when Hawkeyes host Ball State

Thursday, September 4, 2014
Joseph Burken of DeWitt, Iowa, was diagnosed with an astrocytoma, a cancerous tumor in the center of his brain. He also had hydrocephalus—a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling. Burken will be the Kid Captain Saturday when the Hawkeyes face Ball State in Kinnick.

Iowa Supreme Court to hear cases at College of Law Sept. 12

Thursday, September 4, 2014
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at the University of Iowa College of Law at 1 p.m. on Sept. 12.
Building under construction

Building for the future

Wednesday, September 3, 2014
The University of Iowa is in the midst of a $1.2 billion historic transformation with a number of major building projects underway. UI photographers captured construction updates of several of these major building projects that illustrate the UI's commitment to creating high performance buildings for high performing students.
People sampling frozen yoghurt in front of a mural.

Welcome back, everybody

Wednesday, September 3, 2014
From job and food fairs to open houses for cultural centers, the University of Iowa organized a variety of activities during Welcome Back Week 2014 to ensure students got to know the campus and community and have a successful start to the new academic year.

Crime Alert

Tuesday, September 2, 2014
The University of Iowa issued a Crime Alert on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014.

Wanted: University of Iowa faculty entrepreneurial leader

Tuesday, September 2, 2014
A new University of Iowa program is seeking a faculty member to mentor colleagues who have entrepreneurial aspirations to translate their research discoveries into products, services, or startup companies.

Uniting people doing prison-related projects

Tuesday, September 2, 2014
While it’s great that dozens of professionals, volunteers, scholars, and students will convene Sept. 6 at the “Incarcerated in Iowa” symposium on the University of Iowa campus, the event organizers are even more excited about what the collective will do going forward.

Lasansky looms large for 80-year-old alumnus

Tuesday, September 2, 2014
After graduating from Kansas State University in 1959, Florida-born Leon Hicks came to Iowa City to further his education as a painter. When he met former UI printmaking chair Mauricio Lasansky, his perspective on art was forever altered.