Faculty

A message from the new VP for student life

Thursday, August 10, 2017
Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers discusses the importance of student support services and outlines some of the programs that incoming students will be able to take part in.

Closing the cardiac arrest survival gap

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
New research from the University of Iowa shows that the gap between the survival rates of black and white patients who suffer cardiac arrest while in hospital is shrinking.
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Old Gold: Inevitable endings and fresh beginnings

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
In early August, as many students were returning to campus, the last tenants of Hawkeye Drive Apartments were moving out, setting the stage for the buildings, built in 1959, to be razed in the near future. UI archivist David McCartney looks back at the campus-run residences.
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Residence hall move-in for new University of Iowa students starts Aug. 15

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
There’s going to be a lot more black and gold around Iowa City as the University of Iowa welcomes first-year students moving into residence halls. That means it’s important to be patient—there’s a lot of construction on and off campus.

King, Marsh honored by national educational facilities organization

Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Jeri King, assistant director of University of Iowa Facilities Management, and Erin Marsh, construction project specialist in Facilities Management, were among award recipients honored during the 2017 APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities Conference held July 22 in San Francisco.
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UI Hospitals and Clinics again ranks among nation’s best

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is again listed as one of America’s “Best Hospitals” and the No. 1 hospital in Iowa, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.

UI’s National Advanced Driving Simulator will play role in researching safety impacts of autonomous driving tech

In collaboration with Toyota, researchers at the University of Iowa will try to estimate the potential reduction in injuries and fatalities from an adaptive headlight system that highlights pedestrians and cyclists.

High-risk drinking at its lowest point in 25 years at the UI

Tuesday, August 1, 2017
The frequency of undergraduate drinking and high-risk drinking at the University of Iowa is at its lowest point in more than 25 years, and the university has surpassed a goal set for 2019.

Memorial service for innovative sculpture professor Julius Schmidt set for Aug. 11

Professor Emeritus Julius Schmidt, whose contributions and mentoring garnered him the unofficial title “grandfather of cast iron sculpture,” passed away June 20. Schmidt’s family encourages UI faculty and staff who knew him and who plan to attend an Aug. 11 memorial to share brief memories during the short service.

Cinematic arts graduate student receives Princess Grace Foundation Film Honorarium

Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Emily Drummer, a filmmaker pursuing her MFA in cinematic arts at the University of Iowa, received a Princess Grace Foundation Film Scholarship Honorarium for 2017.
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RAGBRAI ride features Hawkeye pride

Monday, July 31, 2017
As RAGBRAI riders traveled from one side of Iowa to the other, black and gold were common colors. University of Iowa photographer Tim Schoon captured moments throughout the annual bike ride across the state.
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UI-produced ‘Mural’ documentary nominated for Emmy Award

Monday, July 31, 2017
“Jackson Pollock’s ‘Mural’: The Story of a Modern Masterpiece,” a documentary produced by and created at the University of Iowa, has been nominated for an Emmy Award by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.