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2025 BFA Exhibition

UNI Gallery of Art to present spring 2025 student BFA group exhibition

The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art will present the spring 2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) group exhibition from Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 16.
150 years - established 1876

“Tradition Meets Tomorrow” for UNI Sesquicentennial Celebration

The University of Northern Iowa welcomes all to celebrate its 150th year as an institution, announcing the UNI Sesquicentennial Celebration, kicking off more than a year of activities and signature events.
Military Friendly School Gold Status 2025-26

UNI receives Military Friendly designation for sixth year in a row

For six years, UNI has been designated a Military Friendly® School, this year earning both Gold Status and the Military Friendly Spouse School distinctions.
Student researcher inside Wind Cave

UNI’s NASA-funded research in fluorescent caves could shed light on life beyond earth

UNI students involved in wind cave research presented at the American Chemical Society spring meeting, alongside researchers from across the globe.
Requiem

UNI School of Music to present Mozart’s Requiem

The University of Northern Iowa School of Music will present Mozart's Requiem twice, once on campus and once in Muscatine.
Students working in a model clinical setting.

UNI nursing program receives education award from City of Cedar Falls

 The City of Cedar Falls and Cedar Falls Utilities have awarded the University of Northern Iowa nursing program the 2025 John Milton Overman Education Award.
University of Northern Iowa faculty holding the Tree Campus USA Award.

UNI receives Tree Campus USA Award

University of Northern Iowa was recently honored with the 2024 Tree Campus USA Award at the Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Ankeny.
Crowd gathered in Maucker Union Ballrooms for naturalization ceremony

UNI Center for Civic Education to host naturalization ceremony on April 18

The University of Northern Iowa will once again welcome new U.S. citizens as the UNI Center for Civic Education sponsors a naturalization ceremony on Friday, April 18, at 1 p.m. in the Maucker Union Ballrooms.
Kelli Snyder showing students an artificial skeleton

UNI professor Kelli Snyder receives Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society Educator of the Year Award

Kelli Snyder, associate professor and program director of athletic training at the University of Northern Iowa, has received Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society Educator of the Year Award, given to a member who has demonstrated outstanding abilities in educating future athletic trainers either at the high school or college/university levels.
Applied Engineering Building ribbon cutting ceremony

University of Northern Iowa celebrates ribbon cutting of Applied Engineering Building

More than two and a half years after breaking ground on the project, the University of Northern Iowa celebrated its newly renovated Applied Engineering Building with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday.