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Stanley Museum of Art creating space for new era

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Staff at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art are preparing for its expected 2022 opening, designing gallery spaces, growing the collection, ensuring art is gallery-ready, thinking about how technology can enhance the visitor experience, and fostering new partnerships and collaborations.

UI wins the 2019 Blood Donation Challenge for the Corridor Corporate Games

The University of Iowa won the 2019 Blood Donation Challenge for the Corridor Corporate Games (CCG). The challenge was one of the 25 events offered to participating businesses during the games this year.

Faculty members searching for the holy grail of live entertainment

Paul Kalina and Daniel Fine presented their work-in-progress, Media Clown, this summer at the 2019 Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, a prestigious international exhibit and festival.

Federal grant to help NADS study automated vehicles on rural roads

Thursday, September 19, 2019
The University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) has received a $7 million grant from the United States Department of Transportation to study the safe deployment of automated vehicles in rural areas.

Teaching English Language Learners in Iowa

As Iowa towns and cities have become more diverse, David Cassels Johnson, an associate professor of Foreign Languages and ESL Education in the University of Iowa College of Education, discusses the growing needs of English Language Learner (ELL) students in Iowa.

Computer scientist wins award to study cellular phone network threats

Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Omar Chowdhury, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, has won a Young Faculty Award from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to study threats to cellular phone networks. Chowdury receives $497,000 for two years.

UI Graduate College selected by AAU to participate in national initiative

Thursday, September 12, 2019
The Association of American Universities (AAU) announced today that the University of Iowa Graduate College was selected to participate in a prestigious pilot cohort of eight AAU member campuses in Phase I of the AAU PhD Education Initiative, which aims to change the culture surrounding doctoral education.
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Class of 2023 by the numbers

Thursday, September 12, 2019
The University of Iowa again welcomes the most academically accomplished class in its history.
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Provost Fuentes on staying true to yourself

Thursday, September 12, 2019
This summer, Montserrat Fuentes became the new executive vice president and provost at the University of Iowa. She says that her leadership style is team-oriented, collaborative, compassionate, and also strategically focused. Having a long history of moving to new places, she says it’s important to remain true to yourself

UI included among world’s top universities in new global ranking

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
The University of Iowa has been named one of the top universities in the United States and in the world in a new ranking by the Times of London’s higher education supplement.
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UI seeks state funding for critical Pentacrest renovations

Tuesday, September 10, 2019
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, will consider at its September meeting the university’s $88.7 million legislative request to help modernize three of the five buildings—Macbride Hall, MacLean Hall, and Jessup Hall—that make up the iconic Pentacrest.

Regents to request $7M increase in state funding for UI

Tuesday, September 10, 2019
The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, is expected to vote at its meeting in September on its Fiscal Year 2021 funding request from the Iowa Legislature. The Board is seeking a $7 million increase for the University of Iowa, or about 3% more than FY20.