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Faculty, staff, students honored with 2024 Hancher-Finkbine awards

Friday, April 19, 2024
Ten University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and alumni received awards April 16 at the 107th Finkbine Dinner Celebration.
Kevin Campbell, Lori Wallrath, Bob McMurray, and Michael Feiss

4 UI faculty named AAAS fellows for 2023

Thursday, April 18, 2024
Four Iowa faculty members—Kevin Campbell, Michael Feiss, Bob McMurray, and Lori Wallrath—have been named 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general-scientific society. Read more about the work of these faculty members, who were among 502 fellows selected for the award from around the world.
Jamel Brinkley and Kaveh Akbar

2 UI faculty receive prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

Thursday, April 18, 2024
Two University of Iowa faculty are among those selected for the 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship.
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4 faculty receive Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards

Thursday, April 18, 2024
Four University of Iowa faculty members have been selected as recipients of the Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards for 2024.
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UI seeks permission to plan new hydroscience research building to grow program

Monday, April 15, 2024
The University of Iowa College of Engineering’s IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering is a world-renowned program, and a proposed facility expansion would keep Iowa at the forefront of fluids-related research.
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Clubhouse headlines proposal to renovate Duane Banks Field

Monday, April 15, 2024
An updated proposal to renovate the home of the University of Iowa baseball team is on the docket for consideration and final approval by the Iowa Board of Regents. The proposed renovation to Duane Banks Field includes a standalone clubhouse adjacent to the existing Hawkeye dugout.
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Third-year Iowa student named 2024 Truman Scholar

Friday, April 12, 2024
C.J. Petersen, a third-year Iowa student majoring in political science, is one of 60 students from across the country to be named a 2024 Truman Scholar.
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Researchers identify brain region involved in control of attention

Thursday, April 11, 2024
University of Iowa researchers have identified a brain region involved in how attention or thought is diverted. In addition to its biological significance, the finding could help people with Parkinson’s disease who struggle with impulsive thoughts or erratic attention.
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18 staff members honored with 2024 Staff Excellence Awards

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Eighteen University of Iowa staff members were honored with this year’s UI Staff Council Awards for achievements ranging from excellence in service to leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Read more about each award and this year’s winners.
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Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Award continues to support professors

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Two years after receiving the award, Mary Charlton and Melissa Febos say they feel the university’s support of their work.
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‘US News & World Report’ releases latest graduate, professional program rankings

Monday, April 8, 2024
Forty-seven University of Iowa colleges and programs were recognized among the best in their field in the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. Six of these programs received a top-10 ranking in this year’s report.
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UI’s RVAP to transition services to Iowa City-based DVIP for continued sexual assault, domestic violence support

Thursday, April 4, 2024
The University of Iowa has reached an agreement to transition Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP) services to the Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) to improve coordination and streamline services for victim-survivors.