University of Northern Iowa News

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 .

Johnston voters Tuesday are likely to re-elect a mayor and city councilman, while also choosing a new member of the council.

The four Webster City City Council candidates share their views on the future of the city and why they should be elected Janet Adams Four years on the City Council My husband Ron and I have 7 children and 10 grandchildren.

Cedar Falls, Ia. - Families who wrongfully avoided tuition at a state-run training school must pay or face legal consequences, officials from the University of Northern Iowa said Thursday.

The presidents of Iowa's three state-run universities today volunteered to give up their bonuses this year to save an estimated $155,000. Also this morning, the Iowa Braille School will cut $547,425 largely from personnel cost-cutting measures, Patrick Clancy, superintendent of the school said today.

Posted on Oct 29, 2009 by Diane Heldt . Large-scale budget reductions, such as dropping departments or consolidating programs, must be on the table as Iowa's three regent universities look to trim millions, regent leaders said.

Unionized faculty members at the University of Northern Iowa say state officials have asked them to reopen their contract for the first time in seven years, as talks of budget cuts intensify at the three state-run universities.

A caution this Halloween - sexy and violent costumes are taking the attention of area academics.

Either LA Times op-ed writer Peter Dreier lives in a cave, or he's all too willing to spread falsehoods to defend an organization where he once served as a consultant.

Bioinformatics Advance Access originally published online on September 4, 2009 Bioinformatics 2009 25 :2751-2756; doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btp530 Department of Computer Science, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, USA Abstract Motivation: Structural alignment is an important tool for understanding the evolutionary relationships ...

Iowa is counting on students and their families now more than ever to bankroll the state's three public universities.

Iowans could see fewer troopers on highways, less treatment for addictions, fewer prison guards, delays in new dental coverage for children, less child abuse prevention work, longer waits for state tax refunds, less aid for college and dozens of other impacts if the governor approves budget cuts his agency directors presented to him.

Michael Venema is a lieutenant with the Davenport Police Department. He is a finalist for the Dubuque police chief position.

Posted on Oct 16, 2009 by admin . The student government presidents at the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University have issued a joint statement criticizing Governor Chet Culver's mandate to cut 10 percent from Iowa's fiscal 2010 budget.