Parents & Families
Construction company chosen for UI Stanley Museum of Art
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
In just a few years, the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art’s world-class collections will be brought home to support the education of UI students and enrich the lives Iowans. The bid for the new building was awarded to Russell Construction Co., Inc., of Davenport, Iowa.
UI, DMACC partner to increase diversity in math education
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
A new collaborative project between the University of Iowa and Des Moines Area Community College aims to increase the number of secondary school mathematics teachers from underrepresented communities in Iowa teaching in high-need school districts.
A clear look at Jackson Pollock's breakthrough painting, 'Mural'
Friday, August 2, 2019
Jackson Pollock’s “Mural,” an 8-by-20-foot painting that the artist completed in 1943, has been on a continuous world tour since 2014. It’s traveled a lot of miles since leaving the UI campus just before the flood of 2008.
Iowa graduates win UI research prizes
Friday, August 2, 2019
Two former UI graduate students have won the 2019 D.C. Spriestersbach Dissertation Prize. Rajula Elango, who earned a PhD in integrated biology in 2017, won in the Biological and Life Sciences category. Stefan Schöeberlein, who earned a PhD in English in 2018, won in the Humanities and Fine Arts category.
Ten-year commitment to curbing high risk drinking results in 32% reduction at UI
Thursday, August 1, 2019
High-risk undergraduate drinking has decreased significantly at the University of Iowa thanks to its 10-year commitment to alcohol harm reduction.
Here's looking at you, Kid Captains
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
A decade of Kid Captains highlights the special bond between University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the football team that plays right across the street.
Rhetoric’s new embedded tutors support holistic student success
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Dana Thomann, lecturer in the Department of Rhetoric, collaborated with Academic Support and Retention to start a pilot program that embeds peer tutors in rhetoric classrooms. The goal is to use peer support to improve student learning, and the results so far are promising.
Iowa students helped towns prepare for the RAGBRAI spotlight
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
University of Iowa student interns work with small towns on the route so they’re ready for their RAGBRAI fame.
Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center receives $4.2 million grant from CDC
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $4.2 million grant to the University of Iowa over five years to continue the Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) in the College of Public Health.
UI Hospitals & Clinics ranked among nation’s best by 'US News & World Report'
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is listed among the nation’s best hospitals in six adult care specialties, according to 2019–20 rankings released by “U.S. News & World Report.”
Successful parents talk to kids about safe driving
Monday, July 29, 2019
A University of Iowa study shows that parents can help their kids be safer drivers by having conversations with them about it.
Iowa-hosted entrepreneurs from Africa visit John Deere, Mississippi River
Monday, July 29, 2019
Entrepreneurs from Africa who are attending the six-week Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) at the University of Iowa this summer recently visited the Quad Cities to see two icons of America—the Mississippi River and John Deere.
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