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    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。

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。

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。

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.

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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