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Dementia simulation participant wearing glasses and headphones looking in the mirror

Cedar Valley community learns about dementia through UNI dementia simulation house

The University of Northern Iowa is raising awareness and increasing empathy through a unique dementia simulation which takes place in a house on campus
Alysa Mozak

Alysa Mozak to serve as UNI’s new director of the Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention

The University of Northern Iowa has selected Alysa Mozak to serve as the new director of the Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention (PATCVP), effective Aug. 2022.
Suzan Turner

UNI alum wins Iowa History Teacher of the Year award

The latest winner of Iowa History Teacher of the Year from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is 1993 UNI graduate Suzan Turner.
VIDEO: Discover the interior design major at the University of Northern Iowa

VIDEO: Discover the interior design major at the University of Northern Iowa

If you’re looking for a career that will combine your love of creativity with technical abilities, an interior design major at the University of Northern Iowa could be the perfect program for you!
Jennifer Trent

IWRC’s Jennifer Trent to serve on the Des Moines Climate Action & Adaptation Plan Technical Advisory Group

Jennifer Trent of the Iowa Waste Reduction Center will be contributing to Des Moines's first Climate Action & Adaptation Plan.
WATCH: See how a psychology major at UNI can put you on the path to helping others

WATCH: See how a psychology major at UNI can put you on the path to helping others

Pursuing a psychology major at the University of Northern Iowa can open up all kinds of exciting opportunities! That’s what April Vande Voort found when she chose to pursue a psychology degree at UNI.

Woman resting chin on hands

2022 Trauma-Informed Care Conference to address trauma across the lifespan

Trauma-Informed Care Conference

The University of Northern Iowa’s Department of Social Work welcomes social service professionals to participate in its 10th annual Trauma-Informed Care Conference.

UNI Social and Emotional Learning Conference

UNI equips teachers with social and emotional learning education to help students

Between the spring conference and minor that will be offered starting in the fall, UNI is establishing itself as a leader in social and emotional learning.
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.