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Information for faculty and staff now appears on Iowa Now, particularly under the “Campus” heading.
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Event celebrates historic strike led by Iowan
Posted on 02/29/2012One hundred years ago this March, 17-year-old Iowa labor activist Pearl McGill played a leading role in the work stoppage of 25,000 New England textile workers, famously known as the “Bread and Roses” strike. The Iowa Women’s Archives will celebrate this centennial Tuesday, March 6. -
Rachel Garza Carreón, UI Libraries
Posted on 02/15/2012A staunch advocate for social justice, Rachel Garza Carreón does many things in her role as the outreach, recruitment, and research librarian with UI Libraries to make the campus a more welcoming place. -
UI Libraries finishes yearbook digitization project
Posted on 01/23/2012The University of Iowa Libraries has recently completed a project to digitize the entire run of Hawkeye yearbooks, comprising more than 38,000 pages documenting UI history from 1892 to 1992. -
UI Libraries digitizes historic government posters
Posted on 10/12/2011A collection of 1,500 historic government-issued posters from pre-World War II through the 1990s will be preserved and made available in digital format through a partnership between University of Iowa Libraries and the U.S. Government Printing Office. -
Lecture, exhibition celebrates work of Tom Aprile
Posted on 09/27/2011Professor John Dilg curated an exhibition of the work of the late artist Tom Aprile, his friend and former colleague. On the eve of his free lecture on Aprile's work, Dilg discusses the exhibition with fyi. -
Reading planned to commemorate anniversary of Constitution signing
Posted on 09/08/2011A reading of the U.S. Constitution by U.S. Army cadets will take place at noon, Friday, Sept. 16, in the Hubbard Commons of the Iowa Memorial Union, marking the anniversary of the document's signing in 1787. -
Chemistry exhibition on display in Main Library
Posted on 09/04/2011University of Iowa Libraries is hosting an exhibition, Chemistry—It's FUN-damental!, in the North Exhibition Lobby on the first floor of Main Library. -
Berkowitz named interim director of School of Library and Information Science
Posted on 08/01/2011Daniel Berkowitz will serve as interim director of the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) for the 2011-12 academic year. He will lead a search for a permanent director, in addition to overseeing the school. -
This Iowa City festival is one for the books
Posted on 07/08/2011The 2011 Iowa City Book Festival, presented by UI Libraries, will celebrate reading, writing, and books Friday–Sunday, July 15–17, with best-selling authors, kids' activities, music, and more. -
Wardell’s Reading Road Trip will make stop in Iowa City
Posted on 07/08/2011Iowa Public Television's Dan Wardell will be making a Reading Road Trip to Iowa City. Wardell will host events at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m., Sunday, July 17, in the Iowa City Public Library.