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May 14, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa has made significant reductions in its use of packaging products for the 2012-2013 academic year.
In the last year, the Department of Residence (DOR) saved $16,423.13 on paper items in the dining centers. The number of disposed packaging items also decreased by 503,535.
Many of these reductions are due to a new carry-out program. In 2012, DOR implemented ToGo, which allows students to get food...
May 9, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa student Angela Wrage was awarded a 2013 National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Scholarship.
Wrage, a senior chemistry and biology major from Gladbrook, Iowa, will spend an academic year taking courses at Fatih University in Istanbul, Turkey. She is one of 161 award winners selected from a pool of 947 applicants.
David L. Boren Scholarships are sponsored by the National Security Education...
May 8, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Senior Program Manager at the Iowa Waste Reduction Center, Dan Nickey will be joining a panel of experts at The Problem with Food Waste: Let’s Talk about Solutions roundtable discussion on May 22 in Cedar Rapids. Presented by the Regional Sustainable Business Alliance, the event will address what can be done to reduce the generation of food waste and its disposal in Iowa landfills.
Other panelists include Jen Jordan from the...
May 6, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will hold its 5th annual Panther Pick Up, a project to help the environment while benefiting the community, on Wednesday, May 8 through Friday, May 10.
At a time when many UNI students are moving out of residence halls and apartments, Panther Pick Up gives old stuff new life. Instead of throwing unwanted household items in the dumpster to end up in the landfill, usable items can be donated to...
May 2, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) has added a new online resource to its arsenal with the launch of the Iowa Food Waste Reduction Project. This online initiative is part of an effort to distribute resources and information, which will help businesses, organizations and individuals reduce food waste and divert it from the landfills.
"There was a clear need for Iowa food generators to have access to information and...
May 1, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will host three spring commencement ceremonies this year. The ceremony for students receiving graduate degrees will be at 7 p.m., Friday, May 10. The ceremony for undergraduate students receiving degrees from the Colleges of Education, Business Administration and the Division of Continuing Education and Special Programs will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 11. The ceremony for undergraduate...
Apr 29, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's New Horizons Band will perform a spring concert at 7:30 p.m., Monday, May 6, in the Great Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) on the UNI campus.
The concert will include "Mannin Veen" and "Death and Transfiguration," standard concert band repertoire from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Jim Moeller and Rich Scheffel will be featured as tuba soloists in a performance of "...
Apr 26, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa has received a $2 million grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to create a new center for educational research and development.
The creation of this new Center for Educational Transformation will enable UNI to provide statewide and national leadership in the area of educational research and development. Funds will be used to support faculty and student research.
Gloria Gibson, UNI...
Apr 26, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa is offering a variety of activities to keep students learning this summer. UNI summer camps are for students in grades K through 12 in the areas of science, athletics, design, digital media, music and much more.
Each camp features a unique interactive learning environment through which students can gain hands-on experience while working among students with similar interests. Whether its...
Apr 26, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Department of Physics hosted the State of Iowa Physics Competition Wednesday, April 17, in the McLeod Center on the UNI campus.
Approximately 185 students from 21 different schools participated. Decorah High School placed first, led by instructor Tim Hayes; Washington High School placed second, led by instructor Jeff Richard; and Wahlert Catholic High School placed third, led by Tom Stierman....
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