Board of Regents Newsletter: 2020
November 2020 Newsletter
Issued November 30, 2020
- Iowa's Public Universities Supporting Veterans
- University of Iowa Presidential Search Update
- Six Iowa State researchers named AAAS Fellows for advancing science
- Fulfilling a Promise
October 2020 Newsletter
Issued November 2, 2020
- Iowa awards $2 million CARES Act grant to universities to study COVID-19 nanovaccine
- Hancher, illuminated
September 2020 Newsletter
Issued October 1, 2020
- U.S. News and World Report Ranks Iowa's Public Universities
- University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld to Retire
- Iowa State students, Catt Center leading efforts to urge voter registration, voting plan
- UNI's Gallagher Bluedorn receives $1 million gift
August 2020 Newsletter
Issued August 31, 2020
- Fall 2020 Semester Begins
- UNI graduate making impact one cup of coffee at a time
- Campus health experts stress science, accuracy in COVID-19 testing methods
- Students help after Cedar Rapids devastated by storm
- Gustavus Hinrichs: A derecho of a man
- Plant scientists study the interaction of heat stress responses in corn
- Engineers use heat-free technology to make metallic replicas of a rose's surface texture
July 2020 Newsletter
Issued August 5, 2020
- FY 2021 Budget Primer
- UI Hospitals & Clinics ranked among nation's best
- Engineers developing no-touch, mail-in, fast-scan test for COVID-19, other outbreaks
- Gallagher Bluedorn awarded $10,000 to bring the arts to area youth
June 2020 Newsletter
Issued June 30, 2020
- ISU researchers print, tune graphene sensors to monitor food freshness, safety
- UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital earns rankings in five specialties
- Iowa Credit Union Foundation, UNI to bring financial literacy to high schools
- ISU researchers building cyber-physical system to monitor crops, boost yields
- NASA-Iowa TRACERS project moves into next phase
May 2020 Newsletter
Issued June 1, 2020
- 2020 graduates celebrate commencement online
- ISU Researchers: Replacing time spent sitting with sleep or light activity may improve your mood
- UI Developing at-home method for collecting COVID-19 testing samples
- UNI public health professors help fight COVID-19
April 2020 Newsletter
Issued April 29, 2020
- Lakeside Lab Bringing Nature Home
- Unique UI collaborations helping extend use, decontaminate PPE
- ISU Dining delivers
- UNI instructor's campaign supports local businesses during COVID-19
- DeGowin Blood Center holding weekly blood drives at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
- ISU national center for forensic science wins federal renewal for another five years, $20 million
February 2020 Newsletter
Issued February 28, 2020
- The Presidents - Marvin Pomerantz
- From Corn Farmer to YouTube Star
- Heat trapped in urban areas tricks trees into thinking spring has arrived earlier
- American Talent Initiative members expanding access and opportunity for students
Board of Regents January 2020 Newsletter
Issued January 31, 2020
- UNI prairie project aims to improve water quality
- Athletics projects to transform ISU, UI campuses
- New UI College of Pharmacy Building opens
- Major NSF-sponsored grant will help ISU researchers discover ways to improve urban sustainability
- Residence Systems Overview