Jerrell Bates may have come into college as an introvert who wasn't even sure if he wanted to be at college — but he's leaving a Lux Service Award winner.
A new partnership between the University of Northern Iowa, Youngstown State University and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining will leverage $10 million in first-year funding to increase the number of small-to-midsize enterprises using advanced technologies, bolster critical areas of the defense manufacturing supply chain and create jobs.
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).
