Parents & Families

Mallory Willis

UI mentorships provide stepping stones for students

Monday, March 9, 2015
A student mentorship program at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa helped Mallory Wills, a senior at Central Lee High School in Donnellson, Iowa, solidify her goal to become a science teacher.
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UI researchers launch rockets in search of unseen parts of universe

Friday, March 6, 2015
A team comprised of University of Iowa researchers and students is sending its own technology on a series of NASA rockets to find parts of space we can't currently see.
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A life-changing trip

Thursday, March 5, 2015
Corey Burns and Amanda Lulek didn't know what to expect when they traveled to Nicaragua with Soccer Without Borders during winter break 2014. It turned out to be one of the best experiences of their lives.
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Finding a Career 101

Tuesday, March 3, 2015
A pithy resume, freshly pressed formalwear, and a firm handshake have always been big parts of a successful job search, but today, it’s so much more than that. The University of Iowa's Pomerantz Career Center offers a semester-long class showing students how to navigate finding a career.

Iowa robotics team lends backup robot after Chinese team loses its own in transit

A group of Chinese students traveling to a robotics competition, hosted by the University of Iowa College of Engineering at Iowa City Regina High School, received help from local students after the airline lost their robot.
Ali Rosenberg

Career in insurance always a sure thing

Monday, March 2, 2015
Ali Rosenberg has known for years what she’s wanted to do for a career: risk management and insurance. “It’s in my blood,” she says. Indeed, she will be the fifth generation Rosenberg to work in the insurance business. The Des Moines native came to the University of Iowa in part because of its strong finance and insurance programs.
Alex Krebs and Ali Rosenberg meet.

From the ground up

Monday, March 2, 2015
Tens of thousands of women major in business in the United States, and many of them belong to student groups for women business majors. But there’s no national organization linking them to each other. Ali Rosenberg thought it was a missed opportunity. She and fellow UI student Alex Krebs set out to organize a conference that would lay the foundation for such an organization.

UI College of Law announces Kinnick Law Scholars Program

Monday, March 2, 2015
Through the Kinnick Law Scholars program, high-achieving students who are currently enrolled at the University of Iowa will be allowed to apply to the UI College of Law without taking the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).
A group of Polaris employees stand around a motorcycle.

Tippie MBA students help improve Polaris plant in Spirit Lake

A team of Tippie MBA students are working with Polaris Industries to improve the efficiency of the company's motorcycle plant in Spirit Lake.

UI alumnus offers hiring tips at Deloitte

Friday, February 27, 2015
A UI graduate who now oversees hiring for professional services firm Deloitte explains what she's looking for in M.B.A. hires.
Ta-Nehisi Coates

Coates packs Englert for speech sponsored by the UI about race in America

Ta-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent with The Atlantic and author of The Beautiful Struggle, presented "A Deeper Black: Race in America” to a packed Englert Theatre on Feb. 25. Coates also participated in a community conversation featuring a panel of UI faculty, students and staff, and an Iowa City Council member.
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UI Libraries to host Shakespeare's First Folio exhibition in 2016

Thursday, February 26, 2015
The University of Iowa Libraries has been selected as the host site for the state of Iowa for First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, a national traveling exhibition of the Shakespeare First Folio, one of the world’s most treasured books. The tour will take place in 2016; specific touring dates will be announced in April.