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Come see IDS project work form every bundle over a decade of coding and creativity. We'll also feature Oculus Rift and more!

A DECADE OF DIGITAL INNOVATION

Come join IDS celebrate a Decade of Digital Innovation on December 8 from 4-8 p.m. in UNI’s Rod Library. Interactive Digital Studies faculty and students will exhibit project work over the past 10 years. Learn more about the major with exhibits featuring Oculus Rift (Metaverse) demos, deep fakes, geolocation and digital archive projects, visual history timelines, photomontages and animations, and dedicated booths for each of the IDS emphases. 
 

Mary Ann Bolton Undergrad Research Award, apply today!

Mary Ann Bolton Undergraduate Research Award

Donated by the class of 1970, the Mary Ann Bolton Undergraduate Research Award recognizes and celebrates students who have completed undergraduate research. Those who have conducted research using library materials and worked with a UNI faculty member or mentor can qualify. Full-time students from any major must have completed a credit-bearing course or faculty-mentored project. Projects must also be original work completed no earlier than spring of 2021.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Blades of Khorne painted miniatures

Calling All Nerds

Our very own 4th-floor Facilities Management Custodian is putting his hobbies on display here at Rod Library! Nathan Moore is not only a hard-working employee but a talented artist. Inspiration for this first installment of his collection came from Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Blades of Khorne. This tabletop game has grown into a large fandom. Moore was inspired to create these miniatures after learning various painting techniques with metallic colors. He spent over 106 hours painting the centerpiece, and he even mined for the gems at the base of the display himself. His work, showcased in the…
Caste

2021 Diversity Community Read: Caste

The Fall 2021 Diversity Community Read is Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. Discover more about the book and related activities on Rod Library's Digital Display.  
Iowa 175th Anniversary of Statehood

Celebrating 175 Years of Iowa Statehood

On December 28, 2021, Iowa will be celebrating 175 years of statehood! Throughout 2021, we invite all Iowans and guests to learn about the people and places that shaped our state! Rod Library will be hosting a pop-up exhibit starting October 15 in the Learning Commons.
Indigenous individual with a camera

Whose Voice Exhibit

UNI Museum exhibit “Whose Voice?'' asks visitors to question who has the authority to be telling the stories of indigenous cultures and how to present these stories to the public.    Since their establishment by the Greeks, museums utilized colonialism as a means to collect and share the material culture of the world. In an attempt to position themselves as bastions of knowledge and truth, neutrality was sought, collecting from everyone without inserting their own intellectual agendas, political viewpoints, or personal expressions. Despite claims of neutrality, museums cannot deny how their…
Student gift cards for being vaccinated.

Students share their vaccination stories

Starting Monday, fully vaccinated students could claim a $25 UNI Bookstore gift card. 

New partnership allows UNI to offer news grants to support open educational resources

The University of Northern Iowa’s Rod Library is proud to announce The Regents OER Grant Program, a joint funding opportunity that will support the development of new course materials licensed for open use, making a college education more accessible for Iowa students.

UNI graduate Sarah Boury

UNI grad beats the odds and rare condition to graduate

Sarah Joanne Boury overcame huge challenges that few can imagine to walk the stage May 7 for her diploma and to turn the tassle on her graduation cap.

Indeed, the 23-year-old Des Moines, Iowa, native is believed to be the first to graduate from college — having earned a double major — while deaf (using one cochlear implant), breathing with one lung and sustaining herself through a tube-feeding system.UNI student Sarah Boury 

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UNI ScholarWorks surpasses two million downloads

A geology educator found information on St. Peter’s sandstone. An Australian researcher discovered an early paper on the physiology of oats. Both a Pennsylvania graduate student and a Colombian graduate student in France tracked down important research on education.