Faculty

Diversity Catalyst Award recipients announced

Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Six people have been selected to receive 2016–2017 Diversity Catalyst Awards, which are sponsored by the Chief Diversity Office and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity.

Bruhn receives 2017 Ted Carr Initial Researcher Award

Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Allison Bruhn, an assistant professor of special education in the College of Education, has received the 2017 Ted Carr Initial Researcher Award.

Re-envisioning HR at the University of Iowa, a message from Cheryl Reardon

Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Cheryl Reardon, chief human resources officer at the UI, explains how the work of the Talent@Iowa committees formed last fall will benefit the university community.

Tippie program reacts to accelerated Wall Street hiring schedules

Wall Street financial firms have accelerated their hiring process for college interns, and the UI’s Hawkinson Institute of Business Finance is among the business school leaders in adapting to the new schedule, ensuring finance majors continue to get good placements and good jobs after graduation.

Accounting students help city government improve accounting procedures

Students in the Tippie College of Business’ Masters in Accountancy program are learning about real-life customer engagements this spring while providing a public service to Iowa City taxpayers, helping the city government improve its accounting processes and procedures.

Grad students bring science to the public

The Iowa City Science Booster Club, a partnership between the University of Iowa and the National Center for Science Education, supports local science education by providing a platform for fun, community-based science events. What’s the secret of the booster club’s success? Graduate student involvement.

Would you be ready to enroll at UI at 17? 16? 15?

The Iowa City Press-Citizen spotlights the first intake of students at the Martin and Melva Bucksbaum Early Entrance Academy, part of the Belin-Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Iowa College of Education.

Recent deaths

Monday, March 20, 2017
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Jim Leach: Why we must save the National Endowment for the Humanities

Former congressman Jim Leach writes in defense of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and touts the organization’s support of “vitally important intellectual work.” The visiting professor in the UI College of Law and former chairman of the NEH says that “the humanities are America's stock and trade.”
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Nominations sought for VP for student life

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
The co-chairs of the search committee for the next vice president for student life invite members of the UI community and friends of the university to nominate professionals they believe to be qualified to serve in the role.
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Hancher performance blends dance and architecture with unique connection to the UI

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Choreographer Jessica Lang and architect Steven Holl, who designed both the UI’s Art Building West and Visual Arts Building, have teamed up to produce the dance “Tesseracts of Time,” which Jessica Lang Dance will perform at Hancher on March 23.
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‘Eating more vegetables helped me lower my blood pressure’

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Chris Jones, a research scientist in the College of Engineering, was interested in reducing or eliminating his blood pressure medication through lifestyle changes. He enlisted the help of liveWELL health coach Ilona Lichty and with her guidance was able to reduce his medication dosage.