爱荷华大学： 科学与实践相结合
英文导读
Back to its origin
Established in 1847， University of Iowa (also known as UI， or simply 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.
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System： University of 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.
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. 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.
生词助读
preeminence [pri(：)eminns] n. 杰出；卓越
in conjunction with 连同；共同
hydraulics [haidr：liks] n. 水力学
biocatalysis [baiuktlisis] n. 生物催化；生物催化作用
pharmacology [fɑ：mkldi] n. 药物学；药理学
simulator [simjuleit] n. 模拟器；假装者
中文概述
爱荷华大学位于美国中部的爱荷华州东部的一个小城--爱荷华城，成立于公元1847年，是一所历史悠久的著名学府。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，属于州立财力支持的研究型大学，该校在学术上的研究在国际上享有声誉。
爱荷华大学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。爱荷华大学在医学、基因、水利学、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，也一直在发展教育考试方面保持领先。虽然爱荷华大学一直以来都以农科最好，可是近年来美国兴起了一股念专业学系的热潮，于是商科、会计和工程都成为最受欢迎的主科，其实理科和医科预备课程才是爱荷华大学最好学科。目前最多学生选修的学科，依次是商科管理、社会科学和健康科学。
爱荷华大学下设11个学院，包括商学院、法学院、医学院、药学院、教育学院、牙医学院、护理学院、工程学院、文理学院、公共卫生学院、研究生院。其中以文理学院为最大的学院。
梦想成功录
Miracles can be made， but only by sweating.
奇迹可以创造，但是只有通过汗水。
Only through focus can you do world-class things， no matter how capable you are.
不管你的能力如何，只有专注你才能成就非凡。