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Radium Girls by DW Gregory

TheatreUNI to present “Radium Girls”

TheatreUNI will present DW Gregory’s “Radium Girls” in the Strayer-Wood Theatre on the University of Northern Iowa campus.
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Four UNI faculty advance research following Intellectual Property and Innovation Disclosure Competition

Four innovative ideas by University of Northern Iowa faculty won a cash prize and university support to move forward with their research.
Visitors on campus with safety vests

UNI supports the national supply chain as the Foundry 4.0 project continues onward

The University of Northern Iowa’s Business and Community Services (UNI BCS) hosted partners from the AMIIC-NCDMM in December.
Iowa’s public university system ranks third nationally in return on investment for students

Iowa’s public university system ranks third nationally in return on investment for students

Iowa is one of the best states to be a college student, according to a new study which ranks the value of state public university systems by median return on investment. The state of Iowa comes in at no. 3, with ROI defined as the amount a student can expect to gain financially from each individual degree.
Pack the Dome brings twice the volunteers and double the output

Pack the Dome brings twice the volunteers and double the output

Volunteers at UNI’s Pack the Dome event successfully assembled nearly 80,000 backpacks full of food for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank’s BackPack program, almost doubling the number of packs put together in 2022.
French film festival banner

French Film Festival returns to UNI

The third annual French Film Festival, hosted by the UNI Department of Languages & Literatures, will be held Jan. 22 through Feb. 26.
Student writing down accounting problem

UNI announces expansion of its top-ranked accounting program with hybrid delivery option in Des Moines

The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is expanding its Bachelor of Arts in Accounting program to include a hybrid – online and in-person delivery – option for students in the Greater Des Moines metropolitan area. The hybrid delivery model will offer the convenience of online business-core and elective courses with in-person evening accounting courses on the DMACC Urban campus.
Photography exhibit by Shannon Taggart to open next month at UNI art gallery

Photography exhibit by Shannon Taggart to open next month at UNI art gallery

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art will present an exhibition titled "Séance: Photographs by Shannon Taggart,” f