美国爱荷华大学(University of Iowa)是一所历史悠久驰名国际的综合大学,成立于1847年,有着150多年历史,是美国最著名的州立大学之一,是著名的十大联盟〔Big Ten〕所属学校之一。学校坐落于美国最适宜居住的郡县之一的爱荷华城,有些专业在美国名列前茅因其在艺术、科学、和人文科学领域取得的巨大成就而享有国际级的声誉。爱荷华大学下设11所学院,地处爱荷华州东南部爱荷华市,校园占地超过1900英亩。
现在,爱荷华大学为学员提供超过100种领域的学士学位课程,加上100多种研究生和专业课程,学校的教职员学生超过16,000人。是一所国际认证,从事高等教育,研究和强大师资力量的学府。
爱荷华大学的商学院是学校的重点学院,被美国商业周刊和英国财经时报评为全球50间顶尖商学院之一。爱荷华大学商学院的MBA课程被美国新闻与世界报导评为世界排名第29名;被经济学人(The Economist)评为美国25个顶尖MBA课程之一。
校徽爱荷华大学(The University of Iowa),又称衣阿华大学,是主要的美国国家级研究型大学之一,美国大学联合会成员,也是著名的十大联盟〔Big Ten〕所属学校之一。她坐落于美国中部的爱荷华州东部的一个小城——爱荷华城。
[王朝网络]历史沿革
该校创建于1847年2月25日——爱荷华州刚刚成立59天后,是本州的第一所公立高等教育机构。其后,凭借她在艺术,科学,人文等领域的杰出成就赢得了良好的世界声誉。该校是美国最早接受男女同校的公立大学,也是最早授予戏剧、写作、音乐、艺术等领域的高等学位的美国高校。她也是密西西比河以西第一个建立法学院,以及开办教育广播电台的高校,并且广播了世界第一套教育电视节目。她也一直在发展教育考试方面保持领先。
[王朝网络]学术水平
爱荷华大学在医学、基因、水力学、语言听力,专科方面世界闻名,同时在农业医药、生物分析、生物工程、生物医学,药理学等领域有重要的创新。她在听力学、版画制作、写作、言语病理学、护理服务管理等方向有世界一流的研究生教育项目。以为代表的该校科学家是美国空间科学研究的开创者。他们设计和建造的研究设备被超过50个美国人造卫星和空间探测器使用。该校下属的医院已经连续十多年被评为美国最好的医院之一。该校的工程学院发展了世界领先的高级驾驶模拟器。同时爱荷华大学的医学专科是全世界著名的,已经连续17年被评为全美最佳医院。
[王朝网络]英文介绍
The University of Iowa is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City in southeast Iowa, on the Iowa River near the intersection of U.S. Interstate Highways 80 and 380. Iowa is composed of 11 colleges, the largest of which is the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, enrolling most of Iowa's undergraduates. The Henry B. Tippie College of Business, the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and the Colleges of Education, Engineering, Law, Nursing, Pharmacy, enroll undergraduates, and with the Colleges of Dentistry and Public Health provide graduate education in conjunction with the Graduate College.
Some Numbers
More than 29,000 students enroll at Iowa each year. Some 64 percent come from Iowa, 21 percent from adjoining states, and 8 percent from the remaining states. International students from 109 countries make up 7 percent of the University's enrollment. The faculty numbers about 1,700 and there are about 13,000 staff. The total annual operating budget is about $2.1 billion, and there are more than 120 major buildings, most of them within walking distance of one another. Adding to the population are more than a million visitors each year who come to enjoy cultural events and art exhibits, to attend Big Ten athletic events, and to participate in the many conferences and educational programs scheduled at the University year-round.
Community
The Iowa City area community includes Coralville, North Liberty, Solon, and other small towns with a total population of about 100,000. The University both provides and attracts a wide variety of cultural opportunities, Big Ten athletic events, and a number of business endeavors resulting from scientific and educational research that originated at Iowa. In the summers, Iowa City sponsors weekly downtown jazz and pop concerts, and all through the year major poets, writers, artists, historians, scientists, and others speak or perform in University venues or to read at local bookstores. Excellent public schools, close, safe, and comfortable neighborhoods, and a highly educated population mean that Iowa City frequently appears high on “best-place-to-live” listings in national magazines. The nearby countryside, good state parks, and the Iowa River provide many opportunities for walking, biking, and boating. Twenty miles to the north is Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s second-largest city, home to the Eastern Iowa Airport and a population of about 120,000.
History
Established in 1847, Iowa has won international recognition for its wealth of achievements in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Iowa was the first U.S. public university to admit men and women on an equal basis and the first institution of higher education in the nation to accept creative work in theater, writing, music, and art as theses for advanced degrees. It established the first law school and the first educational radio station west of the Mississippi, broadcast the world's first educational television programs, and developed and continues to hold preeminence in educational testing.
Strengths
The University has world renowned research programs in genetics, hydraulics, and speech and hearing, and has recorded major innovations in agricultural medicine, biocatalysis, biomedical engineering, biomedical sciences, and pharmacology education. Its graduate programs in audiology, printmaking, creative writing, speech-language pathology, and nursing service administration are first-ranked. Iowa scientists, including James Van Allen, have been pioneers in space research, designing and building research instruments for more than 50 successful U.S. satellites and space probes. The University of Iowa operates one of the nation's most advanced and comprehensive university-owned teaching hospitals. It also has developed the most technically advanced driving simulator in the world.
[王朝网络]排名
爱荷华大学在《美国新闻与世界报道》(U.S. News & World Report)的全美大学排名中排名前50名的学科与项目有:
第一名 写作 Creative Writing
第一名 护理服务管理 Nursing Service Administration
第一名 言语病理学(硕士)Speech-Language Pathology — Masters
第二名 听力学 (硕士、博士)Audiology — Masters, Ph.D.
第二名 老年护理 Nurse Practitioner — Gerontological/Geriatrics
第二名 耳鼻喉学 Otolaryngology (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)
第二名 医师助理 (硕士)Physicians Assistant Program — Masters
第二名 版画制作 Printmaking
第三名 社会心理学 Social Psychology ( Department of Sociology)
第三名 康复指导 Rehabilitation Counseling (College of Education)
第四名 农村医学 Rural Medicine (Carver College of Medicine)
第五名 理疗(硕士、博士)Physical Therapy — Master's and Ph.D. (Carver College of Medicine)
第六名 眼科及视觉科学 Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)
第七名 整形外科 Orthopaedic Surgery (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)
第八名 护理学院(硕士) College of Nursing — Master's Program
第八名 古生物学(博士) Paleontology — Ph.D. (Department of Geology)
第八名 等离子物理 Plasma Physics (Department of Physics and Astronomy)
第十名 艺术与设计 Art and Design— MFA Programs
第十一名 咨询与个人服务 Counseling/Personnel Services (College of Education)
第十一名 卫生服务管理(硕士) Health Services Administration — Master's Program
第十一名 儿科护理 Nurse Practitioner/Pediatrics
第十一名 基本医疗 Primary Care (Carver College of Medicine)
第十二名 国际法 International Law (College of Law)
第十二名 家庭医学 Family Medicine (Carver College of Medicine)
第十三名 高等教育管理 Higher Education Administration (College of Education)
第十五名 临床心理学(博士) Clinical Psychology — Ph.D. Program
第十五名 环境工程 Environmental Engineering
第十六名 中等教育 Secondary Education (College of Education)
第十七名 药剂学 Pharmacy — Pharm.D. Program
第十七名 泌尿学 Urology (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)
第十八名 绘画 Painting and Drawing
第十八名 公共卫生(硕士、博士)Public Health — Master's/Ph.D. programs
第二十一名 课程设计与教学 Curriculum and Instruction (College of Education)
第二十二名 法学院 College of Law
第二十四名 会计学 Accounting (Tippie College of Business)
第二十五名 麻醉护理(硕士)Nursing—Anesthesia Master's Program
第二十五名 政治学 Political Science
第二十七名 教育学院 College of Education
第二十八名 英语(博士)English — Ph.D. program
第三十名 卡佛医学院(研究)Carver College of Medicine — Research
第三十名 妇科医学 Gynecology (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)
第三十名 工业/制造业工程 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
第三十二名 历史学(博士)History — Ph.D. program
第三十四名 经济学(博士)Economics — Ph.D. program
第三十四名 社会学(博士)Sociology — Ph.D. program
第三十六名 心理学(博士-教育学院)Psychology—Research Ph.D. (Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, College of Education
第三十九名 土木工程 Civil Engineering
第四十一名 肾病 Kidney Disease (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)
第四十二名 生物医学/生物工程 Biomedical/Bioengineering
第四十六名 社会服务(硕士)Social Work—Master's Program
第四十七名 心理学(博士-文理学院)Psychology—Ph.D. (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
第五十名 机械工程 Mechanical Engineering
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历任校长
[王朝网络]学院和系
校主要由11个学院组成。全部列表如下:
人文和科学学院(College of Liberal Arts and Sciences):
商学院(Tippie College of Business)
药学院(Carver College of Medicine)
教育学院(Colleges of Education)
工程学院(Colleges of Engineering)
法学院(Colleges of Law)
护理学院(Colleges of Nursing)
药学院(Colleges of Pharmacy)
牙科学院(Colleges of Dentistry)
公共健康学院(Colleges of Public Health)
研究生院(Graduate College)
学生
该校现有超过29000名学生,其中64%来自爱荷华州,21%来自周边各州。她也招收大量国际学生,分别来自109个国家和地区,占全校总人数的7%。
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文化传统
[王朝网络]知名人物
詹姆斯·范·艾伦(en:James Van Allen):空间物理学家,范艾伦辐射带的发现者。
保罗·安格尔〔en:Paul Engle〕:美国著名诗人,世界著名的爱荷华大学国际写作计划的创办者之一。
聂华苓:世界著名华人作家,爱荷华大学国际写作计划的创办者之一。
白先勇:著名华人作家。
林怀民:云门舞集创办人。
吴京:中国台湾前教育部长。