Parents & Families
Student fees to change
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
A one-time University Records and Documents Fee will replace eight separate student fees for newly enrolling students this fall.
Fiske once again names UI a 'Best Buy'
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
For the 12th straight year, the University of Iowa has been designated a "Best Buy" in the "Fiske Guide to Colleges."
A visit to Himie Voxman's hometown
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
On Wednesday, July 27, RAGBRAI will reach Centerville, the birthplace of Himie Voxman, the University of Iowa's music director for 26 years.
IIHR, RAGBRAI in Washington
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Residents in Washington, Iowa, soon will have a more robust tool to help them improve local water quality thanks to experts at the University of Iowa’s IIHR–Hydroscience & Engineering.
Celebrating southern Iowa's farmers' markets
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
The UI Department of Cinematic Arts is partnering with the Southern Iowa RC&D, a nonprofit organization based in Creston, to promote farmers' markets in southern Iowa, where RAGBRAI is passing through.
UI research shows that handshakes matter in a job interview
Monday, July 25, 2016
Research from the UI shows that a handshake is an important part of the job interview because it creates the interviewer's first impression and sets the tone for the interview.
Cathy Cole explains how customer complaints get the best results
Monday, July 25, 2016
Catherine Cole, professor of marketing, says that companies want customers to complain about poor service or products so they can improve their offerings, and explains how customers can get the best results when filing a complaint.
Entrepreneurship camp expands to Marion
Monday, July 25, 2016
The UI's Richard Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship offered its youth entrepreneurship camp in Marion for the first time this year.
African entrepreneurs learning about business at UI
Monday, July 25, 2016
A group of African entrepreneurs is learning more about how to start and run a business during a six-week program hosted at UI by the U.S. State Department.
What's going on when babies twitch in their sleep?
Monday, July 25, 2016
UI researchers suspect that sleep twitches in human infants are linked to sensorimotor development. Read on to learn how new parents can contribute to their study.
UI, RAGBRAI saving the monarch butterfly
Monday, July 25, 2016
The UI College of Public Health is teaming up with RAGBRAI riders to help save the monarch butterfly. Riders will toss milkweed seed balls made by volunteers into roadside ditches and fields along the RAGBRAI route; milkweed is the only plant on which monarch butterflies will lay their eggs.
Starting their own business to improve lives in Africa
Monday, July 25, 2016
The University of Iowa is hosting 25 business leaders from Sub-Saharan African countries who want to learn more about how to run a business. Their goal isn’t just to earn a living; they want to change their communities for the better.
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