Three University of Northern Iowa graduate programs were named among the top graduate programs in the country, according to a new U.S. News & World Report ranking.
The University of Northern Iowa will host its inaugural sustainability competition on March 31, where participants will submit their ideas on how to reduce landfill waste for a chance to win a $500 cash prize, with additional prizes for UNI students who take second and third place.
TheatreUNI will present Dominique Morisseau’s “Blood at the Root,” directed by the UNI Department of Theatre’s first Visiting Artist-in-Residence, Margaret Kemp, starting March 2.
Choreography will be provided by Destiny (Tru) Cyrus and original composition will be provided by LYRIKALTMG.
Certain performances will be followed by an audience response discussion. Those dates are March 3, March 5, and March 9.
The University of Northern Iowa’s Arctic Remote and Cold Territories Interdisciplinary Center (ARCTICenter) was recently awarded a $720,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how people could collectively manage climate change in the Arctic.
The University of Northern Iowa will be investing $4.9 million into improvements for the Innovative Teaching and Technology Center (ITTC) following approval today from the Iowa Board of Regents.
The funds will be used to repair and strengthen the ITTC’s roof, helping ensure the century-old building remains a campus resource for decades to come. UNI has a long history of building preservation and has spent tens of millions of dollars over the past two decades refurbishing facilities such as Lang Hall, Sabin Hall and Bartlett Hall.
The University of Northern Iowa welcomes the community to participate in a virtual discussion on hate crimes in the Midwest, titled, “The Rise In Hate Crimes In The American Midwest.”
The colloquium, taking place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20 via Zoom at bit.ly/DiversityColloquiumOct21, will feature Gary Nachman, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
The historic Nielsen Field House was rededicated last month in a ceremony that featured Sen. Chuck Grassley, a performance by the Panther Marching Band and a celebration of the value of the two programs that call the field house home - UNI’s Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) and Child Development Center.
The Cedar Valley’s biggest event of the year promoting fashion and culture returns this weekend, thanks to a partnership between the University of Northern Iowa and local leaders.
Senior Lindsey Hubbell got a summer job that allowed her to kayak on Lake Okoboji thanks to UNI’s GeoTREE center. And she’s not the only student at the center tackling real-world projects in the booming field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
