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UIU receives $1.16 million grant to benefit future science educators
Educators and students will soon benefit from a $1.16 million Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation to Upper Iowa [...]
Clinical trials provide UIU staff member uplifting experiences
Nearly eight years after being paralyzed from the mid-chest down, Markus Hawes ’18 has benefited from some of the most recent robotic technology. As part of an exoskeleton [...]
Fayette Campus electrified by new source of Peacock power
“Peacock Power” has long been a common mantra among Upper Iowa University students and alumni. Molly Doran ’20, Cory Thielen ’16, Chase Grabau ’17 and Logan [...]
First CEP nursing graduates making a difference during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on many celebrations in 2020, but in no way did it lessen the importance of commemorating lifetime events and achievements. With the [...]
Ms. Wheelchair Iowa advocates for inclusion and accessibility
Born with spina bifida, English Language Learners (ELL) teacher Heidi Kriener ’11 grew up in a home where everyone was inspired to believe in each other and oneself. Her [...]
Senior thesis project to benefit Graf Garden
A volunteer effort led by Upper Iowa University (UIU) senior Ally Fink is leading to the rehabilitation of the Zinita B. Graf Garden at UIU’s Fayette Campus. Fink, who is [...]
Peacock takes aim at pandemic one breath at a time
Theresa Sander’s ’16 greatest satisfaction in life has been affording individuals the basic human need to be safe and secure from whatever is troubling them. When all [...]
Alumnus shares the potential impact of a UIU education with his students
For the past five years, an Upper Iowa University alumnus and current educator from Riverdale High School in Muscoda, Wisconsin, has brought members of the school’s junior [...]
Internship provides alumna with vision for future
Upper Iowa University’s unique course schedule within a small college atmosphere initially drew Amanda Cartney’s ’19 attention to UIU, but after attending her first [...]