Where We Are

Click this map of the U.S. for a larger image.	You can easily travel from Iowa City to Chicago and other big cities on a weekend. Click this map of the Midwest for a larger image.	The Eastern Iowa Airport, also known as the Cedar Rapids Airport, is 23 miles from Iowa City.
Part of the campus of The University of Iowa. Click for a larger image.	A view of the Pentacrest buildings on the campus of The University of Iowa, with downtown Iowa City and the southern part of Iowa City in the background. Click for a larger image.	Iowa City is a fun place to live. There are many attractions and events that are popular with graduate students. For example, the Iowa Arts Festival attracts people to downtown Iowa City, just a few steps from where our department is located.
International students will enjoy many friends and events in Iowa City. Here, children perform a Dragon Dance for an audience of hundreds of people at the annual Chinese New Year's celebration. On Saturdays, these youths attend Chinese School classes that are organized by parents in Iowa City. Students from other countries also organize events. (Gazette photo, copyright Gazette Communications Inc.)

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