The assessment trip featured in this video was part of a development partnership between the University of Iowa, Engineers Without Borders USA, Self-Help International and people living in Ghana. The hope is that sustainable development focused on water, sanitation and energy will occur over time in ways that enable improved community health and prosperity.
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posted onFeb18, 2011
By Emma Casper
2/18/2011
Freiburg, Germany, has a renowned history of Gothic cathedrals, beautiful landscape and inspiring carnivals combined with a unique classical music scene. But to one former University of Iowa student, Freiberg became a “life-changing experience.”
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posted onFeb14, 2011
By Nina Earnest, The Daily Iowan
To see the original article and a video feature from DITV, visit The Daily Iowan online.
2/14/2011
Dan Olinghouse is a revolutionary.
He may not look the part, dressed in a fleece jacket and drinking a double espresso — the closest thing he can find to an ’ahwa, or Egyptian coffee — in an Iowa City coffee shop.
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posted onFeb11, 2011
By Mark Geary, The Gazette
2/11/2011
University of Iowa Political Science student Dan Olinghouse, 25, watches Al-Jazeera TV on his laptop computer at his home in Ankeny. Photo credit: Erik Arendt
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posted onFeb10, 2011
From University News Services
By Lois Gray
2/10/2011
University of Iowa political science major Dan Olinghouse was sitting in a café in Tarhir Square in downtown Cairo when the Egyptian protests erupted Jan. 25.
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posted onDec21, 2010
This profile is from the UI College of Public Health InSight Fall 2010 publication.
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Rebecca Arnold was enjoying her life in Chicago with a budding career in the publishing industry when she felt an itch. Her city life was exciting, but her career was missing something.
“It wasn’t lighting any fires,” she says. “I was at a point in my life when I wanted to add value to the world.”
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posted onNov29, 2010
By Brian Morelli, The Iowa City Press-Citizen
11/29/2010
A semester studying abroad turned into much more for a University of Iowa student who received a 2010 award recognizing academic accomplishments while studying overseas.
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posted onNov29, 2010
By Brian Morelli, The Iowa City Press-Citizen
11/29/2010
Interest in the Peace Corps is increasing at University of Iowa, the university’s Peace Corps representative said.
So far this fall, 123 people have attended information sessions, local representative Meredith Mahy Gall said. The next information session is at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1 in the International Commons of the University Capitol Centre.
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posted onNov22, 2010
Renugan Raidoo spent summer 2010 in Mainz, Germany, on an internship arranged by the German Academic Exchange Service, called RISE (Research Internships in Science & Engineering). The program pairs an undergraduate student with a German Ph.D. student to assist in doctoral research.
See Raidoo’s blog from his time abroad: http://abenteuerergeschichten.blogspot.com/.
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posted onNov22, 2010
By Rob Daniel, The Iowa City Press-Citizen
11/22/2010
A senior at the University of Iowa has been named a Rhodes Scholar and will study at the University of Oxford in England next year.
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posted onNov16, 2010
By Evan Clark, The Daily Iowan
11/17/2010
“Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art.”
Famous Russian theater director and founder of Method acting Konstantin Stanislavski wasn’t talking directly to University of Iowa graduate Emily Larson when he uttered those famous words, but he might as well have been.
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posted onNov9, 2010
By Nora Heaton, The Daily Iowan
11/9/2010
The hardest thing Rachel Nathanson had to do during her internship last summer was not do hands-on work.
Sitting in the World Bank building, interning with the World Bank Inspection Panel, Nathanson did some desk research with internal bank documents, but the “doer” felt conflicted and stifled. A first-year law student, she said, she prefers to be “out in the field.”
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posted onNov3, 2010
By Ian Smith, The Daily Iowan
11/3/2010
Last year, the small Zambian village of Libuyu needed a bridge in order to access the only school in the area without having to walk several miles around a dangerous river.
But they didn’t have the resources. And when a group of students from the University of Washington backed out at the last minute, five engineering students from the University of Iowa stepped in.
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posted onOct28, 2010
Andy Stoll sat down with International Programs to talk about his 4-year trip around the world, and how he wishes he would have started his journey with a study abroad experience at The University of Iowa. For more information on Andy and his travels, visit noboundaries.org.
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posted onOct20, 2010
This article from The Daily Iowan discusses the India Winterim program offered through the UI Office for Study Abroad. Learn more about this exciting program and how to get involved.
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