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Our professors will teach you the science, medicine, and social awareness necessary for a successful career in the health professions. You'll have resources and opportunities that only a world-class research university with a comprehensive teaching and research hospital can offer.

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As a health and human physiology student at Iowa, you'll get the best of both worlds—a health sciences education preparing you for your career and a broad liberal arts education showing you the world.

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You might be laser-focused on a specific career in the health and wellness sciences. Or maybe you want to see your options and uncover your professional path along the way. However it begins, you can write your own story at Iowa. Apply and begin your personal journey of exploration and discovery.

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Alumni with human physiology major accepted into graduate/medical school

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2024 UISRM Symposium

Monday, September 9, 2024 8:30am to 2:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Join the Hawkeye Sport Business Association and the UI Sport and Recreation Management program to connect with and learn from industry professionals.
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Extra Life Charity Challenge: College Football 25 Presented by South Slope and Rival Warz

Saturday, September 28, 2024 10:00am to 4:00pm
Kinnick Stadium
Register Now! Test your college football video game skills in a charity tournament at Kinnick Stadium, with proceeds benefiting University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital! Registration is $25, though all gaming participants must also raise a minimum of $200 to participate in the single-elimination, bracket-style tournament. Due to venue capacity, this tournament will be limited to 240 participants. The first 240 to reach their $200 fundraising minimum (not counting their...
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Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture with Damion Thomas

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 6:00pm to 7:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library
The University of Iowa Libraries and the Department of American Studies welcome all to attend a lecture in Shambaugh Auditorium by Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Damion Thomas. In his talk, entitled "Leveling the Playing Field: Sports at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture,” Thomas will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the sports gallery at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Since opening in...
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