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WEBIowa Writers’ Workshop alum Jennifer Banks will read from her fascinating and thought-provoking book Natality: Toward a Philosophy of Birth.She will be joined in conversation by IWP Director Christopher Merrill. This special event has been co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Department of History, the International Writing Program, Digital Studio, and the Office of the Vice President for ...
Did You Know?: Iowa Assessments statistics
WEBMar 16, 2012 · Iowa Testing Programs delivers the Iowa Assessments to all Iowa school districts, both public and private, on a cost-for-services basis of $3.50 per student. ITP offers a variety of online assessments—interim, end-of-course, algebra readiness—to all Iowa school districts also at cost for $2.75 per student. ITP also delivers a variety of ...
Unearthing mastodon bones in southern Iowa
WEBAug 16, 2024 · A mastodon is a large mammal similar to both elephants and mammoths that roamed North America from around 3.5 million years ago until 10,500 years ago. The archaeologists, who include John Doershuk, director and state archaeologist at the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA), were contacted in the fall of 2022 by a local ...
New interactive campus maps site | Iowa Now - The University of …
WEBJan 7, 2014 · A new University of Iowa maps website— maps.uiowa.edu—promises to make finding your way around campus a lot easier. Developed by Information Technology Services (ITS) with support from Facilities Management and University Communication and Marketing, the site includes an interactive map, details on every campus building, a list of study spaces with real-time info on computer availability ...
Iowa holds two top-10 programs in ‘US News’ rankings of best ...
WEBSep 13, 2021 · The University of Iowa improved its national ranking to No. 33 among public universities, while for the second consecutive year boasting the top public writing program in the country and a top-10 nursing program in the latest rankings published by U.S. News and World Report.. The rankings factor in numerous variables for the nation’s public and private universities, including student ...
Archaeologists dig into hidden Native American history in Iowa
WEBOct 21, 2014 · A rare glimpse at Native American gardening. Fourteen years ago, the UI Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) and the Fort Atkinson Historic Preservation Commission (FAHPC) found archaeological remnants at an 1840s trading post near Fort Atkinson. The Hewitt-Olmsted Trading Post exchanged goods with the Ho-Chunk/Winnebago during the tribe’s ...
UI announces 2021–22 academic calendar - Iowa Now
WEBThursday, April 1, 2021. The University of Iowa has confirmed the dates of its 2021–22 academic calendar with no changes made to the start or end dates for fall 2021, spring 2022, or summer 2022. The calendar also includes a weeklong fall break in November, an optional four-week winter session beginning Dec. 20, and a weeklong spring break in ...
Research | Iowa Now - The University of Iowa
WEBTuesday, July 16, 2024. External funding to support research, scholarship, and creative activities at the University of Iowa totaled $683.8 million in fiscal year 2024, which ended on June 30, 2024. This is a 22% increase over the previous year’s $561 million.
At home on campus | Iowa Now - The University of Iowa
WEBFriday, November 16, 2012. Written by: Sara Epstein Moninger. By the time construction is complete on the newest University of Iowa residence hall in 2015, it will have been more than a century since the UI opened its first hall: Currier, a dormitory for women, in 1914. A lot has changed in the past 100 years regarding student housing.
Former Macbride Raptor Project celebrates new name, focus
WEBJun 1, 2016 · The Macbride Raptor Project, a program devoted to the preservation of Iowa’s birds of prey and their natural habitats, announced June 1 that it has changed its name to the Iowa Raptor Project.The change reflects the organization’s shift in focus from rehabilitating individual raptors to field research centered on habitat needs and identifying risks in order to preserve raptor populations.