Dowell--Virgil E. (Biology Faculty)

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# Title Date Summary
1 UNI Prairie Preserve celebrates 30 years
Northern Iowa Today 88:1, p.17
Founders of Preserves honored.
2 UNI Prairie Preserve to celebrate 30th anniversary Sept. 27
Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1
Celebration to mark the occasion and honor those involved with the founding to be held in the CEEE rotunda.
3 31st annual recognition breakfast May 6 to honor 30 long-term University of Northern Iowa employees.
Public Relations News Release 1988:458, p.1
University employees, both instructional and non-instructional, who have retired after accumulating at least 10 years of service, will be honored. List of persons to be honored.
4 Squirrels find campus homes
Northern Iowan 85:31, p.9
Professor Dowell talks about squirrels.
5 Regents hear UNI phased retirement, capital register reports
Public Relations News Release 1986:389, p.1
They also approved many renovation agreements and a farm lease.
6 Department strives to make an impact
Old Gold 0:0, p.34
The Department of Biology concerns itself in active contribution within the state of Iowa; photo.
7 Biology
Old Gold 0:0, p.39
The Department of Biology offers many opportunities to students with scientific interests; the biology courses are mainly held in the newly constructed science building, also in an arboretum, two local forest preserves, and in a prairie preserve; photo.
8 Seedlings donated to campus landscaping
Northern Iowan 73:31, p.7
Paul and Joy Sires donate forty chestnut seedlings for campus plantings.
9 Faculty report on Hartman Reserve
Northern Iowan 72:16, p.11
Faculty report on soils, geology, plants, animals, and educational potential.
10 Preserving the natural heritage
UNI Century 3:4, p.5
Survey of history and current work in Biological Preserves; photo.
11 The Conservation Club
Northern Iowan 71:54, p.12
Professor Dowell will lead bird hike.
12 UNI developing preserves
Northern Iowan 71:26, p.7
Professor Dowell talks about the growing system of biological preserves.
13 Pre-Christmas semester plan gets faculty approval
Northern Iowan 69:31, p.1
Faculty members point out good and bad points; must now await approval of specific calendar.
14 Museum features Bengston Shells
Northern Iowan 69:29, p.7
Professor Dowell will make presentation.
15 Pre-Christmas semester meets opposition from faculty
Northern Iowan 68:28, p.1
After debate, the matter is sent to the full faculty without a recommendation.
16 Faculty Members to Participate in ISEA Convention
Public Relations News Release 1969:88, p.1
Iowa State Education Association conference.
17 Swamp snakes, giant centipede crawl in Wright showcase
College Eye 63:45, p.4
Beta Beta Beta displays specimens collected on spring trip.
18 Science in the early sixties at SCI
Alumnus 49:3, p.2
Curriculum, programs, personnel, and opportunities in Department of Science; photo.
19 Faculty members of AAUP discuss proposed bookstore
College Eye 57:12, p.1
Lengthy description of meeting including long remarks by President Maucker.
20 Bultena, Dowell urge discussion meetings on bookstore
College Eye 57:6, p.2
Faculty sign petition in favor of the construction of the new bookstore.
21 Students should determine priority
College Eye 57:5, p.2
Believes students should have strong voice in determining what will go into the new Union.
22 Biology society convenes here for three days
College Eye 57:3, p.3
Beta Beta Beta will hold regional meeting here.
23 Board of Regents approves 13 staff promotions
College Eye 56:28, p.3
Roster of promotions.
24 Tri-Beta speaks on program
College Eye 56:21, p.2
Hope that students will take advantage of opportunity to influence general education program.
25 Tri Beta Takes Many Field Trips
Old Gold 0:0, p.171
The members of Beta Beta Beta took many field trips both local and out of state over the course of the year. The honor society is for students of the biological sciences and promote the dissemination of scientific proof and encourages investigation in the natural world. The organization even sent a delegation to the regional convention sponsored by the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Central College in Missouri.
26 Science Department Continues Academic Year Institute
Old Gold 0:0, p.105
Under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation, the science Department continued the Academic Year Institute and brought together fifty experienced teachers. The department also sponsored the Seventh Annual Science Fair and education programs for junior high math and science teachers.
27 Science Department Offers Closed Circuit TV Courses
Old Gold 0:0, p.111
Closed circuit TV classes were offered for the second year; the Academic Year Institute was attempting to upgrade the quality of science and math courses; photo.
28 Beta Beta Beta Visits Indiana University
Old Gold 0:0, p.186
Beta Beta Beta aims at recognition of scholarship and encouragement of leadership in biological sciences; their main activities were their field trips, including the trip to the American Institute of Biological Science at Indiana University; photo.
29 Tri Beta Maintians Busy Year
Old Gold 0:0, p.205
Description of the national honorary biolgical science fraternity; photo.
30 Science Tries Closed Circuit TV
Old Gold 0:0, p.111
Description of the department and the various activities and events that the department took part in; photos.
31 Oh . . . what he saw . . . .
College Eye 49:31, p.7
Professor Dowell reports having seen unusual, and as yet unidentified, bird in Black Hawk Park.
32 19 initiated into science honorary
College Eye 49:6, p.3
Beta Beta Beta is planning field trips and service activities.
33 Beta Beta Beta Takes Field Trip
Old Gold 0:0, p.205
Beta Beta Beta, a national honorary fraternity, took a field trip to Arkansas last summer for one and a half weeks; earlier in the fall, graduate students showed the members how to build models relating to the human body; photo.
34 Department of Science
Old Gold 0:0, p.53
The Department of Science participated with Iowa State College and the State University of Iowa in the Lakeside Laboratory on Lake Okoboji; the National Science Foundation awarded a grant to Martin Lawrence Grant; photo.