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UI named top producer of Fulbright U.S. students for seventh year

Friday, February 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has again named the University of Iowa a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students.

Iowa recruits national expert to lead top-ranked Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Thursday, February 9, 2023
The University of Iowa has made the first hire under its new Transformational Faculty Hiring Program, aimed at attracting world-class faculty to strategic programs and areas of excellence.
At the end of the event, the final amount raised was announced: $1,174,008.29.

Dance Marathon 29 makes triumphant in-person return

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
After two years, Dance Marathon returned to an in-person event. The annual cancer benefit raised $1.1M toward pediatric cancer.

UI study: Pigeons use same basic learning process as AI

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Can a pigeon match wits with artificial intelligence? University of Iowa researchers tested pigeons’ learning abilities and concluded the birds employ the same basic process, called associative learning, as the most advanced AI technologies.
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10 tips for beating the winter blues

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
When the days are short and the air is cold, finding the motivation and energy to get up and about can be difficult. Out-of-sync circadian rhythms can make even mundane activities challenging. “Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation,” Sinclair Lewis once wrote.
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2 UI faculty named AAAS Fellows for 2022

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Two University of Iowa faculty members were named 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal, Science.
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Krajewski, Nabhan-Warren to present UI’s 40th Presidential Lecture

Thursday, January 26, 2023
Witold Krajewski, director of the Iowa Flood Center, and Kristy Nabhan-Warren, associate vice president for research, will deliver Iowa’s 40th presidential Lecture at 4 p.m. March 2 in the International Ballroom on the second floor of the Iowa Memorial Union.

6 UI online programs earn national honors

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
U.S. News & World Report has ranked six University of Iowa programs among the best in the country in its new ranking of online programs.
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Iowa Memorial Union to undergo major renovation to better serve students

Thursday, January 19, 2023
As the IMU prepares for its 100th birthday, the university is looking to its future and how the building can continue to serve as a hub for student activity and support.

College of Engineering dean search committee co-chairs, members named

Thursday, January 19, 2023
University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students have been named to the search committee for a new dean of the College of Engineering.
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Overwhelming majority of UI faculty, staff, students report feeling valued, engaged

Thursday, January 19, 2023
Results from two important campus surveys administered in 2022 show that an overwhelming majority of University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students who took the surveys say they feel valued and engaged.
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UI students receive degrees after fall 2022 semester

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
The University of Iowa awarded more than 2,000 degrees at the close of the fall 2022 semester.