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News & Updates April 30, 2013 UNI receives $2 million grant from Carver Charitable Trust to lead educational research and development April 25, 2013 $15 million gift will transform teacher education August 31, 2012 Distinguished Awards Celebration May 23, 2012 Gift from former UNI professor will benefit math students May 18, 2012 Best-selling author Robert Waller bequests seven-figure gift to UNI April 25, 2012 UNI Student Business Incubator to be named in honor of R.J. McElroy April 28, 2011 AEGON/Transamerica Foundation supports UNI Business students October 25, 2010 UNI receives $10 million for scholarships August 19, 2010 Jacobson pledges $11 million to create Literacy Center view all news Donor Stories No checkmate for UNI physics majors Game of chess inspires new scholarship/mentor program Richard Jourdan, an avid chess player, has been fascinated at how learning and playing chess has helped improve the academic performance of at-risk high school students. That observation sparked the idea for a mentor program for physics majors at the University of Northern Iowa. Learn more… [...read more] Commitment to social justice inspires gift; encourages tolerance Dr. Melville Finkelstein and Dr. Judith M. Finkelstein Holocaust and Native American Education Project Dr. Melville Finkelstein and Dr. Judith M. Finkelstein came from very different backgrounds. However, during their marriage of 37 years, they shared many common interests. Their passion for social justice led Judith to commemorate those interests through a gift to the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education (CHGE) at the University of Northern Iowa. [...read more] John Talley, a leader in the world of drug discoveries, establishes chemistry scholarship at UNI John Talley’s high school buddies might be surprised to know that today he is a successful scientist and inventor. “Let’s just say I wasn’t in the advanced science classes in high school,” says John. In 1974, John graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in science. He went on to earn a PhD in organic chemistry and holds more than 200 US Patents. But that is not the course he had planned for his future. “My education at UNI completely changed my imagined career trajectory,” [...read more] view all stories

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