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Enrollment of international students at UI soars
Monday, November 16, 2015
The UI has the 47th-highest international student enrollment in the nation, out of 1,485 institutions in 2014-15, and is the No. 1 study abroad program in India, with no other U.S. college or university sending more students there, according to data released as part of the Open Doors Report.
Master tinkerer
Monday, November 16, 2015
A University of Iowa physics graduate student has won a coveted NASA fellowship. Jake McCoy is building a sophisticated tool that may help astrophysicists locate missing matter in the cosmos through X-rays emitted by dark, distant areas in space.
Record crowd had UI wrestlers' backs
Monday, November 16, 2015
A new gang in black and gold found success on the football field Nov. 14. The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated top-ranked Oklahoma State University, 18–16, in the Grapple on the Gridiron, Nov. 14, in front of 42,287 fans, the largest dual crowd in NCAA history.
State in the field
Friday, November 13, 2015
The University of Iowa Office of Research and Economic Development hosted four state legislators on an interactive tour of campus research activities Thursday, Nov. 12, for an event called “University of Iowa Research: Legacy and Leadership.”
UI honors five with Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Memorial Awards
Friday, November 13, 2015
The University of Iowa honored five members of the armed forces for exceptional service to both their country and the Hawkeye community with a new award on Thursday night.
The first dance
Thursday, November 12, 2015
The University of Iowa Department of Dance will present its first performances of the season, featuring the work of graduate and undergraduate students, at 8 p.m. Thursday–Saturday, Nov. 19–21, in Space Place Theater.
Realities converge in 'Arcadia'
Thursday, November 12, 2015
The UI Department of Theatre Arts will continue its Mainstage season Nov. 13 with Tom Stoppard’s "Arcadia." The play alternates between the early nineteenth century and the present day, and secrets of the universe are discovered or unearthed again.
See? I was right
Thursday, November 12, 2015
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that once we reach a conclusion, we aren’t likely to change our minds, even when new information shows our initial belief is likely wrong and clinging to that belief costs real money.
For the kids, to the tune of $2.2 million
Thursday, November 12, 2015
The University of Iowa Dance Marathon Allocations Committee voted to approve a new, significant funding request put forth by UI Children’s Hospital leadership: $2.2 million over three years to establish the UI Dance Marathon Pediatric Oncology Targeted Therapy Program.
Marching for Iowa's veterans
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
On Veterans Day, members of the UIVA, Iowa Army ROTC, and the UI community gathered on the west lawn of the Pentacrest to honor Iowa's veterans with an opening ceremony featuring reveille, the national anthem, and remarks from former Professor of Military Science LTC Steven C. Fredericks.
UI TIER: University of Iowa Children's Hospital saves big with furniture-purchasing agreement
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here's one example of how TIER is already at work on campus.
A place to honor veterans
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
The University of Iowa is paying homage to Armed Services veterans by creating an outdoor garden and memorial area near the Main Library in Gibson Square. Site preparation and landscaping are already finished, with final completion expected in spring 2016.
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