Articles from April 2017

In the news: Reading beyond sushi into the world of Japan

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
The City of Literature will celebrate Japanese literature this week in a series of events.

In the news: Parsing Islamophobia, immigration in a brave new world

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
A combined lecture and roundtable event on Monday evening focused on immigration

In the news: Where there's smoke

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
The University of Iowa held the 2017 Provost’s Global Forum on Women’s Health and the Environment: Going Up in Smoke this past weekend.

Q&A with Mandy Gavin studying abroad in Hong Kong

Friday, April 14, 2017
Mandy Gavin, University of Iowa undergraduate engineering student, studied abroad in Hong Kong during the summer of 2015. She applied for and received several scholarships, including a Global Engineering Scholarship and a Center for Asian and Pacific Studies Study Abroad in Asia Scholarship. Gavin also used the Summer Hawk Tuition Grant to help fund her study abroad experience. Last summer, Gavin worked as a continuous improvement intern at PMX Industries. For this summer, she has secured an internship with Alliant. While interviewing for the Alliant internship position, Gavin feels her study abroad experience helped her stand out, calling it a ‘gold star’ in the eyes of her employers.

Khandelwal receives inaugural International Engagement Teaching Award

Tuesday, April 11, 2017
The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) and UI International Programs have named Associate Professor Meena Khandelwal the inaugural recipient of the International Engagement Teaching Award. The jointly sponsored award recognizes CLAS faculty members who excel in incorporating internationalism into their classroom or studio teaching. Khandelwal is on the faculty of the Departments of Anthropology and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies.

In the news: Shedding light on fire and smoke: WorldCanvass talks about a global problem

Tuesday, April 11, 2017
When we drive home today and fire up our gas stoves and microwaves, let’s pause a moment to think of a billion women in the developing world sitting in front of their stoves, cooking meals for their families.

In the news: UI College of Engineering partners with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for annual design challenge

Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Program emphasizes international collaboration, broadening students’ perspectives

In the news: UI hosts conference to save millions of lives globally

Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Speakers to discuss health and environmental effects of wood-burning cookstoves

A little discomfort may just do you some good

Monday, April 10, 2017
If you think about it, every single action you know how to do…you used to have no idea how to do it. Getting gas in your car, registering for classes, writing an essay, all these things used to make you squirm with discomfort. But too bad - sometimes you just need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

In the news: Connecting with Kosovo

Friday, April 7, 2017
New linkage creates opportunities for sharing expertise