Parents & Families
200 laps, 500 miles, 1 important cause
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Buddy Lazier's No. 4 Indy 500 car, emblazoned with a Tigerhawk logo, will raise awareness for the University of Iowa's Wynn Institute for Vision Research during the race on May 29. The cause is close to Lazier's heart: His daughter suffers from severe glaucoma.
'Two colleges where diversity works'
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
University of Iowa education professor Cassie Barnhardt and Nick Bowman, director of the UI Center for Research on Undergraduate Education, offer insight on efforts to improve racial environments on college campuses.
Engineering graduate receives 2016 Society ROTC Bronze Medal
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Amanda McCann is recognized as the outstanding senior engineering student of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Just Living Student Ambassadors win 2016 Engaged Campus Award
Monday, May 23, 2016
UI Just Living Student Ambassadors named winners of the 2016 Engaged Campus Award.
Attention, please!
Monday, May 23, 2016
UI education faculty members are using interactive technology to help K-12 teachers improve students' behavior in the classroom.
MBA student receives national recognition for achievement
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Kyle Wehr, a full-time MBA student from Davenport, was named one of the 100 Best and Brightest MBA graduates nationally in the class of 2016.
Marketing students work with BTN, Fox Sports to broaden online audience
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Marketing students in the Tippie College of Business learned real-world business lessons during a semester-long class project working with the Big Ten Network and Fox Sports to expand BTN's millennial audience online.
Traveling orthopedic surgeons improve rural care
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Most rural hospitals lack full-time orthopedists, but a new study from the University of Iowa finds that visiting consultant clinics (VCCs) staffed by visiting orthopedic surgeons from larger communities can improve patient access to orthopedic care by up to 50 percent.
'I love Iowa'
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Best-selling author Bill Bryson returned to his home state to receive an honorary degree from the University of Iowa. Bryson offered advice and commentary during a campus tour.
Financial status affects success of students with learning disabilities
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
A new University of Iowa study found that only one third of undergraduates from 11 universities who reported having a learning disability were receiving accommodations.
'Iowa universities see more graduates, high achievers'
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
The University of Iowa announced a record 14 students and alumni have landed Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct research, attend graduate school, pursue creative work, or serve as English teaching assistants overseas in the 2016–17 season. That total tops last year’s record-breaking tally of 13 UI Fulbright placements.
'Shared toilets increase diarrhea risk for children'
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Children under five face an increased risk of contracting diarrhea when they share a toilet with just one or two other households, a University of Iowa study has found. The study shows private toilets are still the best option in the global battle to improve sanitation facilities in developing countries.
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