STEM Stories & News

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.
Dheryta Jaisinghani

Featuring our Faculty: Dheryta Jaisinghani

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In her relatively short time at UNI, Dheryta Jaisinghani has already made a considerable impact on her students’ lives — finding unique, new ways to involve them in research, and teaching them to be better scientists along the way.

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Two UNI alums featured in national Women in STEM exhibit

In honor of Women’s History Month, a new exhibit to celebrate Women in STEM is on display at the National Mall in Washington DC.  Out of 120 women featured in the exhibit, two of the women are graduates of UNI – both hailing from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Dr. Jennifer Stimpson (Chemistry M.A., 1996) and Dr. Raychelle Burks (Chemistry B.S., 2001).
university of northern iowa students and professor art cox in data analytics lab

Top jobs in business analytics

As the world becomes more reliant on data, every industry is looking for more people to interpret the information. A degree in business analytics will teach you how to gather and interpret data so better business decisions can be made for the future.
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Our Featured Faculty: Tim Kidd

Photo of Tim KiddIt's easy to call Professor Tim Kidd busy. From working with NASA and the Department of Energy, to creating new courses, serving on United Faculty and publishing over fifty peer-reviewed journal articles, he keeps his calendar very full. 

Shaping Tomorrow's Workforce

$44.8 million renovation of the UNI Industrial Technology Center will prepare future manufacturing, construction, technology education workforce

The effort to modernize the facility housing the Department of Technology culminated in a
major milestone in the summer of 2020.

Maria Alverio

Molding Her Future in Metal Casting

A $4.27 million private fundraising campaign for the Industrial Technology Center (ITC) modernization project will provide students in the Department of Technology with access to technology-enhanced classrooms and lab spaces, directly benefiting students like Maria Alverio.

Industry Investments Fuel ITC Campaign

Two of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Department of Technology’s longstanding industry partners announced lead gifts to the Industrial Technology Center (ITC) modernization in 2021.
UNI alum Cassandra Hayne overcame cancer to become a biochemist.

After overcoming rare cancer, UNI alum wins prestigious fellowship

Cassandra Hayne (‘11) overcame a rare jaw cancer and years of reconstructive surgeries to achieve her goal of becoming a biochemist.
UNI biology professor Jerreme Jackson.

Giving underrepresented students a Jump Start

Jerreme Jackson’s journey as a Black man becoming the first member of his family to earn a doctorate degree was fueled by determination and perseverance. Now at UNI, he’s passing on those lessons to students from underrepresented backgrounds.