Parents & Families

Wells family establishes fund to provide scholarships for UI students from Van Buren County

Thursday, February 26, 2015
The family of Wayne and Jean Wells has established a new scholarship fund for University of Iowa students from Van Buren County who are pursuing a business degree. The gift provides an endowed fund that will pay out scholarships annually in perpetuity, helping generations of Southeast Iowa students.

UI selects rural schools for rigorous STEM program

Wednesday, February 25, 2015
University of Iowa’s Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development empowers high-ability, middle school students in rural districts through a rigorous, extracurricular math and science program.

Board of Regents announces search committee for UI president

Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The Iowa Board of Regents has named the 21 members of the University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee. The committee is charged with identifying candidates for board consideration, in conjunction with the search consultant, Parker Executive Search, to serve as the next president of the UI.
Ingrid Ukstins Peate and a student overlook the Laguna Lejia area.

Researcher finds Chilean clues to Earth's climate change history

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
A picturesque Chilean lake may hold the clues to one of Earth's largest climate change events, and give scientists predictions about future climate change. A group of University of Iowa researchers digs through the evidence.
aura Ebinger (center), staff attorney, meets with clients for a mediation session at Kids First Law Center in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)

Center started by UI law alumna helps children of separated parents

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
University of Iowa College of Law alumna Jenny Schulz founded Kids First Law Center, which represents children with separated parents, in 2005. The center will serve more than 800 children this year.

Don't worry, colleges and universities say 'It's On Us'

Since the White House launched the “It’s On Us” campaign in September, the movement has sparked more than 250 colleges and universities to take a definitive stand against sexual assault, including the University of Iowa.
snowplow pushing snow.

UI road salt expert to 9th-graders: Iowa DOT is a world leader

The Iowa Department of Transportation is a world leader in some winter road maintenance techniques, UI engineering professor and international road salt expert Wilfrid Nixon told ninth-graders at Prairie Point Middle School.
UI graduates celebrate at December commencement ceremonies.

UI students receive degrees after 2014 fall session

Monday, February 23, 2015
The University of Iowa awarded an estimated 1,500 degrees at the close of the 2014 fall session.

UI students named to President's List for fall 2014

Monday, February 23, 2015
Some 250 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the President's List for the 2014 fall semester.

UI students named to Dean's List for fall 2014

Monday, February 23, 2015
Some 4,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the Dean's List for the 2014 fall semester.
uimaatimu.jpg

Architect of record selected for UI Museum of Art

Monday, February 23, 2015
The development partner on the new University of Iowa Museum of Art project has selected BNIM Architects of Des Moines and Kansas City as the architect of record.
CLR-140422-BA-09-640.jpg

University of Iowa announces first three-year majors

Friday, February 20, 2015
First-year undergraduates headed to the University of Iowa this fall can sign up for Iowa Degree in Three—a new accelerated program designed for motivated students who want to graduate faster and cut costs.