University of Northern Iowa News

A University of Northern Iowa professor says she was told to alter a request for a sabbatical because the wording was too political.

A survey of University of Northern Iowa faculty has found there is little support for a pay cut to help solve the school's budget woes.

It's a rare storm that closes Iowa's three regent universities on the same day, given the distance between the schools and the infrequency with which they call off classes.

Members of 17Candles include Beau Timmerman, Nick Le Guillou, Ben LaFleur, Kyle Woods and B.J. Covington.

Tickets to hear the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet at the University of Northern Iowa will go on sale Jan.

Hoover High School drama students are bringing a farce for the family to the stage Thursday through Saturday when they present "Get Smart," based on Mel Brooks' 1960s television show.

Faculty, staff and students at the University of Northern Iowa will be able to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus on Friday, December 11, 2009.

Three watchdog groups sent a letter Monday to Iowa's Environmental Protection Commission urging action on the issue of coal ash disposal.

Beverly Kopper has been named the UW-Whitewater's new provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Sociologists call the men "family annihilators." Criminologists call their crime "familicide." Murder-suicides involving those who kill their families, and then themselves, appear to be increasing.

Dec. 3, 2009 2:32 p.m. An Iowa university official will be the next provost at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, school officials announced.

By Daren Sukhram Story Created: Dec 3, 2009 at 3:50 PM CST Story Updated: Dec 3, 2009 at 3:50 PM CST CEDAR FALLS - 1,500 doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine have been made available to University of Northern Iowa faculty, staff and students age 24 and younger and students of all ages with chronic health conditions.

Public health researchers hope that listeners who tune into radio dramas will take away lessons in preventing unintended pregnancies.

An Iowa university official will be the next provost at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, school officials announced.

CHICAGO The American Library Association has named Barbara M. Jones its new director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and its new executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, effective Dec.

Judson B. Poppen was named a Rising Star in the area of business litigation. He graduated as a Presidential Scholar from the University of Northern Iowa and received his law degree, with honors, from the University of Iowa College of Law.

Gunnar Olson and B.A. Morelli * The Des Moines Register and Iowa City Press-Citizen * November 30, 2009 The Iowa state Board of Regents could reconsider offering performance bonuses for the three state university presidents, board President David Miles said in an interview.

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.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Alexa Jaeger, 11, is crowned Junior Miss Burlington by Heather Crandall, 16, Outstanding Teen Miss Burlington 2008, left, and her sister Ashley, 12, Junior Miss Burlington 2008, during the Miss Burlington Scholarship Program pageant Saturday.

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.