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University dining options abundant

Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Students have a wealth of dining options available to them across campus. Market places in Burge, Catlett, and Hillcrest offer a variety of wholesome, healthy, and tasty choices. Get details on menus, meal plans for the campus community, guest meals, allergy-free options, and much more on the dining website.

UI Professor to Teach and Conduct Research in Mexico as a Fulbright Scholar

Friday, August 2, 2019
March 1st, 2019 UI Associate Professor Leslie Locke sits in her office in the College of Education The University of Iowa is thrilled to announce that Leslie Ann Locke, assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Iowa, has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar to Mexico for the 2019-20 academic year.…

UI Professor to Examine Global Aging in Mexico as a Fulbright Scholar

Friday, August 2, 2019
July 15th, 2019 Mercedes Bern-Klug, 'UI professor at the University of Iowa School of Social Work and director of the Aging and Longevity Studies Program Mercedes Bern-Klug, professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Iowa, has received a Fulbright Scholarship to Mexico, where she'll conduct research and teach a class…

UI Professor to Teach and Conduct Research in Iceland as a Fulbright Scholar

Friday, August 2, 2019
July 26th, 2019 University of Iowa Professor of English Jonathan Wilcox has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant for work on his project, “Viking-Age North-Sea Culture: Exploring Medieval Connections between Iceland and England.

A Greek Winter for the Books - Iowa Prof. Leads Writing Course Abroad

Friday, August 2, 2019
July 28th, 2019 Students pose in front of the Acropolis of Athens In a restaurant in Greece, 18 students stood and offered words of gratitude in respect for Eleni, archaeologist and tour guide, who accompanied the group throughout their stay.

UI Graduate Sylvia Dean on her Upcoming Fulbright Award in Taiwan

Friday, August 2, 2019
UI graduate Sylvia Dean sat down with International Programs recently to talk about her upcoming Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Taiwan for 2019-20.     Watch the interview with Dean to learn more.

Rhetoric’s new embedded tutors support holistic student success

Thursday, August 1, 2019
An embedded tutor pilot program shows promising early resultsEvie Swink, a Success in Rhetoric (SIR) tutor in Wayne Anderson’s rhetoric class, works with small groups of students on an in-class exercise. Photo by Tim Schoon.

Ten-year commitment to curbing high risk drinking results in 32% reduction at UI

Thursday, August 1, 2019
New alcohol harm reduction plan outlines additional strategies to reduce high-risk drinking, drug use    BY: OFFICE OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION High-risk undergraduate drinking has decreased significantly at the University of Iowa due to its 10-year commitment to alcohol harm reduction.

Montserrat Fuentes named UI executive vice president and provost

Friday, July 12, 2019
BY: OFFICE OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION   Montserrat (Montse) Fuentes, dean and professor in the College of Humanities & Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, has been named the University of Iowa’s new executive vice president and provost. She will begin on June 28.

UI Graduate Alex Bare Reflects on His Global Experiences as an Undergraduate

Monday, July 1, 2019
UI graduate Alex Bare sat down with International Programs recently to talk about his Critical Language Scholarship program experience in Oman during the summer of 2018. Watch the interview with Bare to learn more.