Human & Social Services Stories & News

UNI professor Bill Henninger receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for spring 2025

Through an International Administrators Grant, Henninger will participate in a two-week group seminar with representatives from universities, private sector agencies and organizations, and select government agencies in Taiwan

Nursing students make history in UNI’s first-ever White Coat Ceremony

UNI's first-ever White Coat Ceremony marks the beginning of the BSN students’ journey toward becoming future leaders in health care.

Opening hearts, opening doors

Joana Lwin’s journey has been anything but easy. Today, through her role as director of Refugee and Immigrant Youth Organization (RIYO) in Waterloo, Iowa, she hopes to take her experiences and pay it forward.

UNI forms 3+1 family services program with university in Kosovo

The University of Northern Iowa’s close relationship with the people and academic institutions of Kosovo continues to strengthen and expand.

UNI professor’s selfless act of organ donation saves a life

Bill Henninger saw an opportunity to help a stranger in need and made the decision to donate his kidney, potentially saving their life.

UNI ScholarWorks has reached 5 MILLION global downloads!

We couldn't have done it without YOU! UNI ScholarWorks has reached 5 MILLION global downloads! This incredible achievement belongs to the entire UNI community: each college and discipline at UNI added to the total of 5 million downloads.

UNI Dementia Simulation House marks two-year anniversary

Two mark the two-year anniversary of the house, a UNI student reflects on her experiences with the Dementia Simulation House.

Normalizing death, one café conversation at a time

Assistant Professor Melinda Heinz has been hosting "death cafés" in the hopes that these events will make others more comfortable discussing death.

How Lexi Gause turns every experience at UNI into a growing opportunity

Lexi Gause, a University of Northern Iowa junior majoring in social work, perfectly exemplifies what a leader should be.

UNI student Lexi Gause honored as Newman Civic Fellow

UNI student Lexi Gause is among the 154 New Civic Fellows who make up the 2023-2024 cohort. Gause is a social work major at UNI.