University of Northern Iowa News

By David Brauer Published Tue, Nov 24 2009 11:24 am Editor and Publisher just published a 5,400-word investigation into whether the media "framed" ACORN, the community organizing group Republicans lambaste for voting-related fraud.

Aside from creating and selling several technology-driven businesses, in my spare time I write books, give workshops and teach as an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa.

Washington, D.C. - Iowa is getting federal money to help the state figure out how to expand its green economy.

Dozens of protesters, including students and faculty at the University of Northern Iowa, gathered to protest a recent string of vandalism and harassment on campus.

Itzhak Perlman performs to a sold-out audience at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa 8 November.

A 2001 Indianola High School graduate is making a difference, not only locally but also in Afghanistan.

The teaching profession is in Bruce Wilson's blood. His father taught chemistry and physics for 41 years, and his mother taught instrumental for more than 30 years.

Racial slurs, racial symbols, even an assault are all happening at the University of Northern Iowa.

Ames, Ia. - Professor Larry Ebbers has stayed at Iowa State University for 44 years, despite offers for better pay at other universities.

When environmental watchdogs in Iowa point out the dangers associated with coal ash disposal , the focus of their fear is usually the health risks associated with contaminated groundwater.

Remembering Veterans On this Veterans Day we honor the men and women who have served in the military.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has scheduled her first stop in Iowa since the last election, promoting her memoir at a bookstore in Sioux City next month.

According to the University of Northern Iowa's faculty collective bargaining unit, the majority of unionized faculty are open to furloughs and temporary pay cuts to balance the school's budget.

Unionized faculty members at the University of Northern Iowa probably will refuse to take unpaid time off unless UNI leaders offer something in exchange, a faculty leader said Friday.

The Iowa Farm Energy Working Group has awarded $5,000 grants to three farmers to show how they can meet their energy needs through energy efficiency or the use of renewable sources on their farms.

Unionized faculty members at the University of Northern Iowa probably will refuse to take unpaid time off unless UNI leaders offer something in exchange, a faculty leader said Friday.

Posted on Nov 04, 2009 by Anna Lothson . Students take notes in their Principles of Macroeconomics lecture Thursday, Oct.

Look around America's rural heartland in the 21st Century and you see some remarkable things.

Submitted by Jeuley Ortengren on 2009-11-02.   On a recent cross-country trip, Midwestern artist Erin Hoffman completed the idea of an exhibition on "recontextualizing" American history in an attempt to explain the present.

A United Kingdom news organization has aired footage of an experiment that will seem familiar to many Iowans who followed the anti-racism work of educator Jane Elliott .