Faculty
ICON to get an overhaul
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Upcoming changes to the Iowa Courses Online (ICON) system will add many new digital learning opportunities and practical functions for faculty and students, including a "what-if grade analysis."
Some light reading
Monday, March 21, 2016
A University of Iowa economist is studying how obesity rates are affected in communities where restaurants publish the calorie counts of the food they serve, an effort that is part of a broader campaign to reduce the number of Americans who are overweight.
Old Gold: The view from above
Monday, March 21, 2016
If you enjoy looking at aerial photos, especially of familiar territory in Iowa, University of Iowa archivist David McCartney lists some must-visit websites with historic photos of the UI campus and areas across the state.
A CRISP future for rural medicine
Monday, March 21, 2016
At Match Day 2016, Whitney Kaefring and her peers in the inaugural class of the UI Carver College of Medicine Rural Iowa Scholars Program (CRISP) learned where they will do their medical residency training.
What will you do with a film degree?
Thursday, March 17, 2016
The University of Iowa’s Department of Cinematic Arts has partnered with the Pomerantz Career Center to host a panel for film students featuring UI alumni who studied in fields related to film and cinema.
Gardial speaks about women and business leadership
Thursday, March 17, 2016
When women have access to management positions and the boardroom, stuff gets done. So, what's holding women back from leadership positions? Sarah Fisher Gardial, dean of the UI Henry B. Tippie College of Business, responds to that question and others in a recent interview.
UIMA sees record numbers at international Pollock show
Thursday, March 17, 2016
More than 253,590 people visited the UI Museum of Art's exhibition titled "Jackson Pollock’s 'Mural': Energy Made Visible" at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy, during the Venice Art Biennale, setting an international record for an Iowa art exhibition.
24 UI colleges and graduate programs in national top 25
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Twenty-four graduate colleges and programs at the University of Iowa are listed among the 25 best in the nation, according to the latest rankings from "U.S. News & World Report."
Teaching tomorrow's nurses
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Through internships, traditional rotations, and dedicated education-unit experiences, UI Hospitals and Clinics nurses like Judy Swafford provide thousands of hours of work experience, learning opportunities, and professional development to hundreds of student nurses every year.
CIC member universities influence research, education far and wide
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
We all know that the University of Iowa has rivals across the fields, courts, pools, and tracks of the Big Ten Conference, but lesser known is the long-standing, high-impact collaborations the UI has with these same universities.
Hawkins Drive lane reduction begins March 21
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Hawkins Drive, from the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 to Finkbine Drive, will be reduced to one lane each direction from March 21 through Aug. 12.
Horse-sized dinosaur sheds light on T. rex's origins
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
The discovery of a new T. rex fossil suggests that the tyrannosaur “honed its sensory toolbox before it gained massive size,” says University of Iowa faculty member Christopher Brochu, who studies the evolutionary history of dinosaurs.
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