Faculty

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New Talent@Iowa task force recommends improvements, efficiencies to UI Human Resources

Thursday, September 1, 2016
A campuswide task force says HR needs to be a more strategic partner to improve the hiring and retention processes.
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A place that feels like home

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
This summer, the UI embarked on an ambitious project to make long-term investments in the university’s four cultural and LGBTQ resource centers: the Afro-American Cultural Center (Afro House); Asian Pacific American Cultural Center (APACC); Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Resource Center (LGBTQRC); and Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC).
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'It's On Us'

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
The University of Iowa Student Government (UISG) is spearheading It's On Us pledge drives across the UI campus, encouraging students, faculty, and staff to take a stand against sexual assault.
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Game day drivers get help getting out

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
After home football games this fall, North Dubuque Street will open two lanes to northbound traffic for 60 to 90 minutes in order to help accommodate fans leaving the city. Southbound traffic between Foster Road and West Park Road will be temporarily detoured.

Check out the OneIT Year in Review

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
The OneIT Year in Review documents the overall progress of the TIER IT initiative, highlights accomplishments of 12 IT efficiency projects, and features several success stories about OneIT's impact on campus. You can also learn about plans for the coming year.

UI alumnus Gene Wilder passes away at 83

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
University of Iowa theatre arts alumnus Gene Wilder, who established himself as one of America’s foremost comic actors, passed away Aug. 29 at the age of 83.
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Lola Lopes kept the classrooms open

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Lola Lopes came out of retirement just in time to help the university keep its academic operations going during the 2008 flood.

Donelson to be recognized as Distinguished Mentor

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
John Donelson, professor emeritus of biochemistry in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, will be honored at the 2016 Distinguished Mentor Award Celebration and Lecture from 3 to 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1, in the Prem Sahai Auditorium in the Medical Education and Research Facility.
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The book brigade of 2008

Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Nancy Kraft watched the rain fall in May 2008 and felt a sense of foreboding. In the end, she and a chain of volunteers had to move books from the UI Main Library's basement to avoid the rising waters of the flooding Iowa River.
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UI Libraries hosts Shakespeare's First Folio

Monday, August 29, 2016
The University of Iowa Libraries has launched Shakespeare at Iowa, a special exhibition of Shakespeare’s First Folio and a statewide celebration to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
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Celebrating Shakespeare at Iowa

Monday, August 29, 2016
Four hundred years after Shakespeare's death, the University of Iowa will celebrate his life and work with events headlined by the "First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare" exhibition, which will be on display in the UI Main Library Gallery from Aug. 29 through Sept. 25.
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Pianos don't play well underwater

Monday, August 29, 2016
In the wake of the 2008 flooding of the Iowa River, Kayt Conrad and her team had to scramble to find new facilities that could accommodate Division of Performing Arts students and faculty. But first, they had to save the pianos.