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UNI students practice metal casting

UNI’s Business and Community Services Center to attend the 2022 Foundry Industry 4.0 Conference in Illinois

UNI students practice metal castingCedar Falls, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa Business and Community Services Center will be attending the 2022 Foundry Industry 4.0 Conference where metal casters can explore practical ways to implement Industry 4.0 technologies in their foundries. 

UNI Metal Casting Center in the Applied Engineering Building

AEB expansion and modernization will help build in-demand job skills

UNI Metal Casting Center in the Applied Engineering Building

The University of Northern Iowa's Applied Engineering Building (AEB) will undergo an extensive modernization starting June 9.

There will be a groundbreaking ceremony at 1 p.m that day, which will include remarks from Governor Kim Reynolds, UNI President Mark A. Nook and other UNI leadership, alumni and industry leaders.

An educator works with a high school student

UNI financial literacy program prepares Iowa high schoolers with 21st century skills

An educator works with a high school studentThe University of Northern Iowa is expanding its financial literacy outreach to Iowa high school students and teachers, thanks to the support of several Iowa credit unions and financial institutions, including the Iowa Credit Union Foundation and Transamerica.

Robotic Arm

UNI, national partners launch major Industry 4.0 technology initiative

Robotic Arm

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.

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What Is Actuarial Science?

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Why a bachelor’s degree still matters

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FIRST Robotics teams compete on campus

FIRST Robotics Competition returns to UNI-Dome, igniting STEM excitement

After two years of abnormal competition, the FIRST Robotics Competition returned to UNI with a bang, affirming UNI’s commitment to all things STEM.
Wendy Hoofnagle

UNI’s women’s and gender studies major has a path to many industries

Cultivating social change is at the core of everything you learn while pursuing a Master of Arts in Women’s & Gender Studies (WGS) at UNI.
Jeremy Schraffenberger

5 Questions: Jeremy Schraffenberger discusses UNI’s new general education program

Jeremy Schraffenberger discusses UNI's newly revised general education program that requires fewer credits while giving students valuable job skills.
University of Northern Iowa Campus

Two new bachelor’s degree programs coming to UNI in fall ‘22

Starting this fall, UNI will offer a new business analytics major and the first four-year program for automation engineering technology in Iowa.