University Of Iowa Increases New Dorm Construction Plan

By July 24, 2012 Leave a Comment

Officials at the University of Iowa first announced their plans for a new dormitory building back in April 2011, after a constant increase in student applications forced the school find alternative housing for students outside of the campus grounds. The original dormitory would have contained 450 beds and cost about $42 million. However, officials at the university have drawn up new plans that will accommodate 500 students. The completion date has also been put back from 2014 to 2015.

Over the last few years the school has had to rent hundreds of apartments in Iowa City to accommodate the influx of students, which has obviously cost a considerable amount of money. Now though, officials hope to permanently fix the problem with the new construction. The dorm will be used to house first year students, but plans for second and third year students is on the cards for the future. [Read more...]

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University Of Iowa Sued Over Mold Allergies

By May 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

Cliff Missen is suing the University of Iowa after being diagnosed with serious mold allergies he says was caused by the mold in the house he was renting from the university. Missen claims he notified the university of water in the basement of the house on a number of occasions, but they did nothing about it.

Missen suffered a number of health problems before he was diagnosed with the mold allergies, which he said were a result of the water in his basement. He developed symptoms of fatigue, headaches, depression, leg ulcers and itchy eyes, all of which are associated with his mold allergies and have been going on since 2009. [Read more...]

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University Of Iowa Research Center Receives $7.9 Million Grant

By May 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

A University of Iowa environmental research center has been given a federal grant of $7.9 million to aid the school’s research into agricultural and rural environmental health issues. School officials announced Monday that they had been given the grant, which is to be spread over the next five years, by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

With the new funding the center will be able to conduct detailed research into how businesses working within alternative energy, manufacturing and agriculture sectors impact our health. [Read more...]

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Second Student Assaulted On University Of Iowa Campus

By January 24, 2012 Leave a Comment

For the second time in just one week a University of Iowa student reported being assaulted on the school’s campus. Early Monday morning a student reported to school officials of being robbed at knife point on the Dubuque Street hill. Three men pulled a knife on the unsuspecting student as he was walking along Dubuque Street. [Read more...]

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University Of Iowa Gets Ready For Martin Luther King Jr Celebration

By January 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

The University of Iowa is making plans to begin their annual Martin Luther King Jr celebration of Human Rights. The annual event will last one month and include a number of free events, including a silent march and the school’s ‘Drumming for Justice MLK’ session. The silent unity march will commence the celebrations on Monday, which will be followed by a formal talk aimed at honouring King’s legacy. [Read more...]

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New Recycling Program To Open At The University Of Iowa

By August 29, 2011 Leave a Comment

As part of the school’s ‘Vision 2020’ project, the University of Iowa will start a new recycling system on Thursday. School officials hope to reduce the amount of rubbish sent to the landfill by 60 percent when we reach 2020. The new system will allow faculty members and students alike to put all their recyclable items of rubbish into one container, rather than the current system, which requires individuals to sort their recyclable trash into separate containers. [Read more...]

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University Of Iowa Receives $10 Million Donation

By May 6, 2011 Leave a Comment

Two long time supporters of the University of Iowa have donated $10 million to the school to help advance research into pediatric medicine and patient care. The university announced the gift on Wednesday and said the donation from Jerre and Mary Joy Stead, members of the school in the 1960′s, will help greatly to improve the level of faculty and faculty awards at the school and the Children’s Hospital.

The $10 million donation is, to date, the largest pledge made to the university for pediatric medicine, assistant vice President of the UI Foundation Sheila Baldwin explained. [Read more...]

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Iowa Professor Asked to Apologize for Out of Turn Email

By April 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

An Iowa University professor has been criticized for using the ‘F-word’ in an email directed at the university’s republican movement. An email was sent from the republicans urging people to ‘come out of the closet’ and join them in promoting right wing methods. The reply from professor Ellen Lewin, gender professor at Iowa University said “f*** you republicans”.

Naturally the reply angered many people and the chair woman of the group, Natalie Ginty, immediately sent an email to Lewin’s supervisors, asking for an apology, adding that the comment will reflect badly on the school. [Read more...]

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University of Iowa to Use Methane Gas to Power Its Research Campus

By March 28, 2011 Leave a Comment

The University of Iowa have started a project which involves using methane gas productions from a local landfill site to help power their research campus. The gas will be pumped from the landfill directly to the university, where it will be used as suplimental electrical and heating energy. The project is designed to be an environmentally friendly way to power the college and is due to be completed, ready to use in roughly one year.

Regenia Bailey, an Iowa City Council member said “The more creative we can be with approaching (sustainability) from a revenue-stream perspective, as well as from an environmental perspective, I think we’ll continue to be out there on that cutting edge.” [Read more...]

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Higher Tuition Fees Approved By University of Iowa

By March 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

Students hoping to attend the University of Iowa will be looking at a raise of up to forty percent in their tuition fees. Each individual sector is facing an increase, engineering courses are expected to go up by twenty percent, due to the recent approvals by the Board of Regents in Iowa. The nursing sector is one of the most affected, with an increase of 41.1%, raising the cost to $8,662 each year.

Overall the extra tuition fees are expected to raise an extra $17.4 million and will be a well needed financial aid in times of huge budget cuts and reduced educational government funding. [Read more...]

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