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WATCH: See how a degree in movement and exercise science sets you up for a physical therapy career

Movement and exercise science is the most popular major for students pursuing physical therapy. And it's a degree you can earn at UNI!
WATCH: See how a speech pathology degree from UNI prepares you for success!

WATCH: See how a speech pathology degree from UNI prepares you for success!

Get an up-close look at the speech pathology major at the University of Northern Iowa by hearing from student Deepthy Nair about her experiences.
Public health majors introducing students to fresh produce

“Farm to School” outreach education earns public health students community collaboration award

Public health majors introducing students to fresh produce

Farm to School, an effort to engage students in learning about the pathway of food from farm to table, has earned public health majors at the University of Northern Iowa the 2022 Iowa and Minnesota Engaged Campus Award for Community Collaboration. 

Student puts on headphones to get ready to go through dementia simulation house

Iowa’s only dementia simulation house, run by UNI gerontology, helps increase empathy

UNI gerontology and the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging have united to create a dementia simulation house that reduces stigma and increases empathy.
Student using a stethoscope

Top in-demand health careers that will surprise you

Getting a health science degree can set you up for many top health careers. Here are just a few examples that you can start working toward at UNI.
Student gift cards for being vaccinated.

Students share their vaccination stories

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

When the return to “normal” doesn’t quite feel that way

Almost half of all adults in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated, but for them the return to normal may not feel as they expected it to. UNI psychology professor Nicholas Schwab says it’s important we all be understanding of each other and the anxiety some feel with the return to pre-pandemic life. 
UNI biology professor Dave McClenahan

5 questions on the COVID-19 vaccine

With more than 115 million Americans now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the focus has shifted to people who are hesitant or undecided. We talked to UNI biology professor Dave McClenahan, an immunologist who studies infectious disease, about why nearly everyone should be fully vaccinated. 

Why should people with healthy immune systems get vaccinated?UNI professor Dave McClenahan 

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Why I Got Vaccinated at UNI

More than 1,000 students, faculty and staff have been vaccinated on campus in the last few weeks. InsideUNI asked a few who become fully vaccinated this week why they did it. 

 

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Summer Williams

Sophomore psychology major