Articles Tagged: University of Iowa

Eve Drewelowe’s work coming to Cedar Rapids Museum of Art gallery. Vivid colors are the hallmark of her work in both realms, but a new exhibition of her works at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art will feature 23 of her regionalist works.

Iowa State in February 2021 debuted its 33-desktop esports and gaming space – divided into two areas, a competitive room with 13 computers and an open space with 20. The darkened room also includes four consoles for drop-in use, equipped with PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

The first thing Andre Perry is going to do in his new role as Hancher’s executive director is listen.

University of Iowa faculty, staff and students on Thursday will converge in Maquoketa to celebrate accomplishments of a partnership with Eastern Iowa communities. Over the last year, nearly 200 students have been working with Eastern Iowa officials and residents to complete 36 local projects. Members of the public are encouraged to attend this free event.

Tired of what they call “cropaganda,” three University of Iowa scientists created a podcast that provides an alternative voice on issues including water quality, agriculture and climate change.

Iowa State last week abdicated its AAU bragging rights by abruptly resigning from the esteemed invite-only collective of North America’s top research universities – leaving faculty, staff, students, lawmakers, and the wider public asking why and what it means.

The sapling, planted in front of Macbride Hall, was given to the UI by the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect USA.

UI police arrested an 18-year-old Tuesday, charging he strangled a woman on the UI campus until she lost consciousness and then stole her earrings, valued at $20,000.

The Iowa state auditor has found $17,146.65 in misused or missing donations and gifts meant for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics patients and families — largely those battling cancer — and evidence a former administrative specialist was behind the misuse.

Even as total enrollment across Iowa’s public, private, and community colleges and universities fell in fall 2021, Iowa’s institutes of higher education this academic year are educating more students who identify as a minority than last year – at a combined 39,120.

64 years after joining the prestigious Association of American Universities, Iowa State University on Thursday announced it’s leaving the group.

A third of degree-seeking students recently polled by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation said they considered dropping out in the last six months – largely due to “emotional stress” – capturing the scope and gravity of mental health needs facing today’s college students, including those in Iowa.

With gas prices still hovering around record levels – and Iowa’s college and university campuses facing a budgetary quandary in the form of inflation – Kirkwood Community College is rolling out a pilot summer program to close its campus offices on Fridays.

Herky the Hawk and Cedar Rapids Kernels’ Mr. Shucks share what it takes to be a good mascot and talk about the craziest things they’ve done.

Mendieta was a performance, video artist, sculptor and painter. She was born in Havana, Cuba, and at age 12, fled Fidel Castro’s Cuba with her sister, Raquelin, who was 15. In 1969, Mendieta earned her B.A. from the University of Iowa, in 1971 an M.A. in painting, and in 1972 an M.F.A. in Intermedia.