Impact

Presidential search committee narrows the list of candidates

Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee has narrowed a field of 46 candidates to a pool of nine who will be invited to participate next week in “airport interviews” at an unnamed location.
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UI Children's Hospital announces 2015 Kid Captains

Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Thirteen kids ranging in age from 5 to 18 will serve as the UI Children's Hospital Kid Captains during the 2015 Hawkeye football season.

An eye on our most vital resource

Monday, August 3, 2015
How do local governments and national agencies monitor one of our most valuable resources? With research and data from the Iowa Flood Center.

State, UI leaders announce new Iowa Reading Research Center director

Monday, August 3, 2015
Leaders from the Iowa Department of Education and the University of Iowa’s College of Education have named Deborah Reed as the next director of the Iowa Reading Research Center, which has a critical role in a statewide effort to ensure all children read well by the end of third grade.

Drumming up new teaching techniques

Friday, July 31, 2015
Two UI College of Education alumnae are creating an after-school drumming club in Mount Vernon, Iowa, as a result of participating in a World Music Drumming Workshop. That event, hosted by the UI and West Music, drew more than 60 music teachers from across the state and nation.
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Volunteers needed for UI State Fair booth

Thursday, July 30, 2015
University of Iowa faculty, staff, and alumni: We’d love to have your help at the UI’s exhibit at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 13-23, in Des Moines. Fair admission, parking passes, and a Hawkeye T-shirt will be provided.

RAGBRAI XLIII rolls through UI campus

Monday, July 27, 2015
On July 25, 2015, an estimated 20,000 cyclists participating in the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) rode through the University of Iowa campus. All week long, Hawkeye spirit was part of this truly monumental touring event.

UI stresses international communication

A recent study ranks the University of Iowa No. 5 in the country in terms of communicating and serving prospective international students online in the 2014-15 academic year.

UI program uses farmers market to teach kids about entrepreneurialism

A summer camp from the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) teaches junior high students about entrepreneurialism by making and selling stuff at the Valley Junction farmers market in West Des Moines.
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UI Hospitals and Clinics still Iowa’s best

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
University of Iowa Health Care leaders announced today that U.S. News & World Report has named University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City to its annual "Best Hospitals" rankings. The state’s only comprehensive academic medical center was also named Iowa’s best hospital.
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Shaping several generations of scientists

Monday, July 20, 2015
Just like her mom almost 30 years ago, Alexandra Chan is immersed in hands-on research on the University of Iowa campus. Chan is one of nearly 40 high school students from across the nation and globe participating in a rigorous, five-week summer residential research opportunity, the Secondary Student Training Program.
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Iowa law alumna set to lead Iowa Legal Aid

Iowa law alumna Shelley Whitcher has always just wanted to help others. Now, she's leading Iowa Legal Aid, an organization that makes hope, dignity, and justice available to low-income Iowans through legal assistance and education that protects fundamental rights, basic necessities, and access to the judicial system.