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In the news: UI Center for New Music to present a festival of music by living Israeli composers

Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The UI Center for New Music will host an exciting, vibrant, international festival April 17-23 featuring music by living Israeli composers in collaboration with the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.
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"Ukraine: War and Resistance" photo exhibit, March 20-April 2

Monday, March 13, 2023
These photos were taken by Fulbright photographers, and they capture the devastating and hopeful moments of present life in Ukraine.
Atif Qureshi

UI admissions process sealed the deal for biomedical engineering student Atif Qureshi

Monday, March 13, 2023
Atif Qureshi, a first-year student originally from Kenya, talks about why he chose the UI and related experiences in this Q&A piece. 
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In the news: International rotations offer valuable learning experiences

Students in the College of Pharmacy have the unique opportunity to take their education and skill sets abroad, resulting in an incredible amount of student growth and experience in health care at the international level.
Russ Ganim and Donna Brazile

Dean Ganim’s Washington trip stresses importance of UI’s work advancing international education

Friday, March 10, 2023
Ganim met with donors and friends of IP, members of Iowa's congressional delegation, and visited with the Kosovo Ambassador to the U.S.
Oksana

Oksana Hirchak awarded Global Democracy Ambassador Scholarship for Ukraine students

Thursday, March 9, 2023
The award helps Ukrainian students continue their studies, educate global peers on the fragility and importance of democracy, and inspire the world to stay engaged. 
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UI to host multilingual poetry reading in resistance to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, March 21

Thursday, March 9, 2023
The poetry reading will take place alongside a photo exhibit that captures the tragic and heroic, devastating and hopeful moments of present life in Ukraine. 
Meitar Ensemble

WorldCanvass to host Israeli contemporary musicians as part of Provost's Global Forum, April 17

Thursday, March 9, 2023
The program will blend live musical performances and conversation with ensemble members about the pieces to be performed during the forum and, more generally, about the contemporary music scene in Israel.   
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South Asian Studies Program to host talk on sustainable traditions in India, Mar. 22

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
The talk, "Sustainable Traditional Practices from an Indian Perspective," will be presented by Seema Srivastava, an artist, art historian, cultural theorist, and professor who has been passionately involved with the world of art for more than three decades.
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In the news: UI students from Ukraine talk about their experiences living in Iowa City as the war exceeds one-year mark

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Students Ania Makarenko and Oksana Hirchak are both from Ukraine and have been living in Iowa since the war broke out in their homeland. In an interview with The Daily Iowan, both students shed light on their experiences living in Iowa City while the conflict continues raging.