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Longevity Awards: January 2024

Monday, January 1, 2024
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Awardees receive a certificate and a letter of appreciation from the Office of the Provost.
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2023 in images

Monday, December 18, 2023
Take a look back at the memorable moments of 2023, a year where the university built on excellence in the classroom, in the lab, in competitive sport, and in the community.
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New graduates celebrated at fall 2023 commencement

Monday, December 18, 2023
They did it! Almost 1,700 students received their degrees at fall 2023 commencement ceremonies Dec. 14—17.
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Back at Iowa, improving lives, feeling the love

Friday, December 15, 2023
Heart rhythm issues, whether too slow or too fast, can cause significant mortality or morbidity in patients. Paari Dominic, a cardiac electrophysiologist at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, focuses on the electric system of the heart to address these issues.
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The day the solar wind died on Mars

Friday, December 8, 2023
On Dec. 26, 2022, the solar wind disappeared on Mars. In a new study, researchers led by Jasper Halekas at the University of Iowa explain why the ever-present solar wind vanished. Halekas will present the findings for media on Dec. 11 at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting in San Francisco.
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Dates, times of fall 2023 commencement ceremonies announced

Wednesday, December 6, 2023
On Dec. 14–17, nearly 1,700 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees during in-person and livestreamed commencement ceremonies, beginning with the College of Education’s undergraduate and Teacher Education Program recognition Dec. 14 and concluding with the College of Engineering undergraduate ceremony Dec. 17.
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UI first public university to partner with program that identifies exceptionally talented youth

Wednesday, December 6, 2023
The University of Iowa is the first public university in North America to partner with Rise, an initiative that finds promising young people and provides them with opportunities that allow them to work together to serve others over their lifetimes.
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Wildfires have erased two decades’ worth of air quality gains in western US

Monday, December 4, 2023
A new study from the University of Iowa concludes that wildfires originating in the western United States and Canada have erased air quality gains over the past two decades and caused an increase of premature deaths in fire-prone areas and downwind regions.
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UI begins national search for athletics director

Thursday, November 30, 2023
University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students have been named to the search committee for a new athletics director.
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Q&A provides insight into how bankruptcy proceedings work

Thursday, November 30, 2023
In this Q&A, Diane Lourdes Dick, the Charles E. Floete Distinguished Professor of Law at Iowa, answers general questions about bankruptcy proceedings.
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First Gen Hawks program seeing strong student success in and out of the classroom

Monday, November 27, 2023
First Gen Hawks, launched with about 100 students in 2020, provides support and learning opportunities to first-year, first-generation students. This includes courses that will set them up for success in and out of the classroom, one-on-one mentoring and coaching, and meetings with other first-gen students with similar questions and experiences on campus.
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3MT winner exploring how to use corn to mitigate PCBs, improve public health

Monday, November 27, 2023
University of Iowa PhD student David Ramotowski is working on how to decrease the effects of harmful chemicals found in soil deposits using Iowa’s most plentiful agricultural product: corn.