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Pettys to continue leading the UI College of Law

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Iowa Now

Expanding the Conversation: Across the Aisle Program Reaches College of Medicine

Monday, April 7, 2025

By: Hannah Huston

Iowa Law Students Selected for ABA Executive Order Tracking Project

Friday, February 14, 2025

By: Hannah Huston

Celebrating Iowa Law's Bright Minds in Research

Monday, February 10, 2025

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25 Years of Human Rights Impact

Friday, December 13, 2024

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Professor Todd Pettys named interim dean of Iowa Law, effective January 1, 2025

Thursday, November 7, 2024

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Iowa Law honored for dedicated commitment to environmental, natural resources, and energy law

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

By Nic Arp

The Journal of Corporation Law celebrates 50 years of legal scholarship

Friday, October 11, 2024

By Maddie Schwarck

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Nathan Frederick’s Everest: A Peak Experience

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

By Nic Arp

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Iowa Law Welcomes Eight New Distinguished Faculty This Fall

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

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Events

Iowa Law Luncheon at ISBA Annual Meeting

Monday, June 23, 2025 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Prairie Meadows Event Center

Enjoy a delicious lunch while fostering connections and engaging in thought-provoking discussions. Free to alumni!RSVP Here

5th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory

Saturday, July 12, 2025 9:00am to 11:00am

Ashton Cross Country Course

What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out! Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 5th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...