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Informatics joins information technology with the humanities, arts, and the social, natural and applied biomedical sciences creating the power to effect changes that are both permanent and profound as problems in our everyday world are identified and solved.

With over 100 faculty from more than 40 collegiate programs and departments, our students create a flexible curriculum based on individual interests & goals, while learning alongside nationally-recognized faculty in our world-renowned research programs.

Discover what an Informatics degree at the University of Iowa can mean for you!

Friday, February 24
IGPI 2012 Spring Open House
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
2032 LIB

Call For Papers: ICSAI 2012 - DEADLINE January 6, 2012

Submitted by cives on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 1:53pm

The 2012 International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI 2012) will be held from 19-21 May 2012 in Yantai, China. Submission Deadline is 6 January 2012.

ICSAI 2012 aims to be a premier international forum for scientists and researchers to present the state of the art of systems engineering and information science. Topics include (but are not limited to):

Information Science PhD Candidate Presents at NTCIR-9 in Japan

Submitted by cives on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 3:00pm

Christopher Harris, Informatics Information Science PhD Candidate, presented two papers at the NTCIR-9 in Japan in December.  Mr. Harris also participated for the UIowa team in two conference-organized Information Retrieval (IR) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) competitions:  Recognizing Inference in Text (RITE) and GeoTemporal Search (GeoTime).

Health Informatics Student Appointed Secretary of Iowa HiMSS Chapter

Submitted by cives on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 10:41am

Erin Fitzsimmons, HI MS student, has been appointed Secretary of the Iowa HiMSS Chapter. HiMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare.  To learn more about HiMSS including upcoming Iowa and Regional events click here.

Plans for IGPI Spring 2012 Open House Underway

Submitted by cives on Tue, 12/06/2011 - 10:18am

Save the date and plan to attend the IGPI Spring 2012 Open House on Friday, February 24th from 2:00 p.m.  - 5:00 pm in Room 2032, Main Library.  We'll have representatives from all subtracks including information on funding opportunities along with great food and giveaways. Registration is encouraged and will open after January 1st.