Board of Regents Newsletter: August 2020 Newsletter
Students returned to campus with new challenges, new opportunities and new guidelines this month. Iowa's public universities remain committed to providing quality higher education opportunities even during difficult times. Read how Iowa, Iowa State and UNI students are returning to campuses below: Iowa: Fall 2020 semester begins in a new...
A cup of coffee in the morning is a daily ritual for millions of America, but for University of Northern Iowa alumnus Pernell Cezar, it’s something more. For Cezar, that cup of coffee is a vessel to fulfill his ambition to support underserved communities, equip youths to succeed and blaze...
Staff members in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory have been processing up to 800 nasopharyngeal swab samples a day throughout the pandemic. A well-validated collection method is essential to controlling spread of the virus. Read more from Iowa NOW
With just under a week to go until the fall semester was set to begin, UNI senior and Marion native Blake Allington was focused on settling into his new home in Cedar Falls. When a late morning thunderstorm hit Cedar Falls with torrential rain, he didn’t think much of it...
There was more than a little dark irony on Aug. 10 when Iowa City was pounded by a derecho the likes of which nobody has seen before, as Iowa City is the place where the mysterious weather phenomenon was first identified and given its name. Read more from Iowa NOW
Environmental extremes driven by climate change create stresses in crops, and plant breeders are attempting to untangle the genetic factors that endow plants with tolerance to stress. A new study from Iowa State University scientists shows how two seemingly unrelated responses in corn plants interact to help the crop survive...
Nature has worked for eons to perfect surface textures that protect, hide and otherwise help all kinds of creatures survive. There’s the shiny, light-scattering texture of blue morpho butterfly wings, the rough, drag-reducing texture of shark skin and the sticky, yet water-repelling texture of rose petals. But how to use...
