Faculty

Longevity Awards: March 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit supervisory exempt and confidential staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Longevity Awards: February 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit supervisory exempt and confidential staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Longevity Awards: January 2019

Thursday, July 18, 2019
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit supervisory exempt and confidential staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Kregel named vice president-elect for science policy at FASEB

Thursday, July 18, 2019
Kevin Kregel, University of Iowa executive vice provost and senior associate provost for faculty and professor of human physiology, recently was named vice president-elect for science policy at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB).
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Kregel named executive vice provost and senior associate provost for faculty

Thursday, July 18, 2019
Kevin Kregel has been appointed executive vice provost and senior associate provost for faculty at the University of Iowa. Kregel most recently served as associate provost for faculty, a position he held since September 2014. He began the new role July 15.

First class of Palliative Care Certificate-holders graduates

The graduating PharmD Class of 2019 included eight students, who—for the first time in collegiate history—earned a university-sanctioned Palliative Care Certificate.
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Iowa's impact along the RAGBRAI route

As RAGBRAI riders travel across Iowa, from the Missouri to the Mississippi, it’s common for them to see plenty of black and gold. Hawkeye pride often takes center stage, whether displayed on the gear of cyclists or adorned on homes and vehicles along the route.
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UI trains high school teachers to implement engineering curriculum

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Educators from three Iowa high schools participate in a two-week professional development institute at the University of Iowa to learn to implement the Engineer Your World curriculum, which engages students in hands-on engineering experiences.

Want to get a college football scholarship? Tweet more.

College football training camps start soon and a new study from the University of Iowa suggests that Twitter may have played an important role in how many of the players on the field received their scholarships.
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UI student, faculty artists leaving their mark on 10 Iowa communities

Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Thanks in part to a new residency program to train students in the intricacies of creating public art, boarded-up windows, concrete walls, and fertilizer bins will become canvases for large-scale art projects in 10 Iowa communities. One city also will welcome a large-scale, solar-powered sculpture to its downtown plaza.
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External funding reaches highest level in UI history

Monday, July 15, 2019
Grants and other funding that support University of Iowa research and scholarship reached an all-time high in FY19, bolstered in part by increased support from the Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation. Total external funding to the UI increased 6%, or $34.8 million, to an unprecedented $588.8 million.

Iowa receives Fiske Guide’s ‘Best Buy’ designation for 15th consecutive year

Monday, July 15, 2019
For the 15th straight year, the University of Iowa has been designated a “Best Buy” in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.