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Emily Higdon

A labor of love

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
UI doctoral candidate dreams of being on faculty at a research-intensive nursing college, conducting groundbreaking research, and guiding the next generation of nurses into an expanding and changing profession. With a prestigious scholarship in hand, she's well on her way.

Reimagining childhood

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A new book from the University of Iowa Press traces how Romantic ideals influenced views of children in literature and the arts.

Got great colleagues?

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Now's your chance to nominate them for some of the University of Iowa's top staff honors. Nominations are due June 7.

Fitting honors

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The University of Iowa's 2012 commencements marked milestones for new grads and old friends, including three honorary degree recipients and former students whose studies were initially cut short.
Don Nelson graduates from the University of Iowa at 71.

Once a Hawkeye...a Hawkeye once more

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Fifty years after leaving campus, Hawkeye basketball and NBA legend Don Nelson returned to receive his undergraduate degree.

Little evidence of evidence-based management in MBA programs

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A new study by University of Iowa researchers suggests few faculty at MBA programs across the country are teaching management courses that suggest the importance of research evidence for management practice.

Let's get it started

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The end of classes means it is time for a break. For UI football players, it's a shorter break than most students will enjoy. The Hawkeyes will begin summer workouts, supervised by the strength and conditioning staff, in early June.

Innovative approach to teaching innovation

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Law professor Herbert Hovenkamp wrote an open source casebook for one of his classes and gave it away for free, keeping costs down for his students and finding other benefits, too.
A woman takes a photo of a man in graduation garb alongside an older man.

Relief, advice, and plenty of pride

Monday, May 14, 2012
Commencement weekend generated plenty of buzz on social media—get just a few highlights here.
graduate gives a thumbs-up

A walk to remember

Monday, May 14, 2012
Hundreds of University of Iowa students received their degrees during spring 2012 commencement ceremonies. See a few moments from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences ceremony.

Prepping for danger

Monday, May 14, 2012
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics staff will join the Iowa National Guard, state and local HazMat and emergency response crews, law enforcement, and volunteer “victims” in a statewide emergency preparedness exercise at Carver-Hawkeye Arena May 16.

Lewis and Clark and kids

Monday, May 14, 2012
The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum will host the children's program "History Time: Lewis and Clark" at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, in the Museum's Discovery Center.