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Three Iowa faculty awarded Fulbright grants for 2019–20
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Three Iowa faculty members have been awarded Fulbright grants to conduct research, study, or teach abroad in 2019–20.
UI moves to next stages of employment practices review
Thursday, August 8, 2019
The University of Iowa has extended its contract with Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. to begin the next stage of the employment practices review. The Des Moines law firm will complete a modified review of the university’s academic and operational units as well as UI Health Care.
Recent deaths
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
Iowa School of Social Work adds a master class follow-up to popular creative writing seminar
Monday, August 5, 2019
The University of Iowa School of Social Work has added a master class as a follow-up to the popular Creative Writing Seminar for Social Workers, which has provided writing courses for 29 years.
Ten-year commitment to curbing high risk drinking results in 32% reduction at UI
Thursday, August 1, 2019
High-risk undergraduate drinking has decreased significantly at the University of Iowa thanks to its 10-year commitment to alcohol harm reduction.
Here's looking at you, Kid Captains
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
A decade of Kid Captains highlights the special bond between University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the football team that plays right across the street.
Rhetoric’s new embedded tutors support holistic student success
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Dana Thomann, lecturer in the Department of Rhetoric, collaborated with Academic Support and Retention to start a pilot program that embeds peer tutors in rhetoric classrooms. The goal is to use peer support to improve student learning, and the results so far are promising.
Iowa students helped towns prepare for the RAGBRAI spotlight
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
University of Iowa student interns work with small towns on the route so they’re ready for their RAGBRAI fame.
UI Hospitals & Clinics ranked among nation’s best by 'US News & World Report'
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is listed among the nation’s best hospitals in six adult care specialties, according to 2019–20 rankings released by “U.S. News & World Report.”
Greenlee to receive Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Monday, July 29, 2019
Jeremy Greenlee, of the University of Iowa Department of Neurosurgery, received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers on July 25 in Washington, D.C. The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their research careers.
Iowa study finds waist size a forgotten factor in defining obesity
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
A new study from the University of Iowa published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association” finds that some people considered to be a normal weight could unknowingly be at high risk for obesity-related health issues.
UI student-designed bra for breast cancer patients receives cash prize
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
A team of biomedical engineers who designed a bra as University of Iowa students that helps breast cancer survivors with lymphedema won a $10,000 prize from Victoria’s Secret that will help them commercialize the garment.
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