Press Releases

Look here for recent press releases issued by the WiderNet Project or the University of Iowa News Service.

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2011

• WiderNet Project Announces Launch of Global Disability Rights Library (July)
• High Rollers for Education (April)

2010

• eGranary Volunteers in Nigeria (June/July)
• WiderNet Introduces Gerontology Portal Addition to eGranary Digital Library (April 8)
• WiderNet Introduces New 2TB eGranary Digital Library (February 1)

2008

• WiderNet Project Receives Grant from Rockefeller Foundation (October 7)
• Flood 2008 Affects the WiderNet Project (PDF)

2007

• WiderNet Project Partners with Hesperian Foundation (December 4)
• Thinking Inside the Box: UI Project Addresses Poverty of Information Worldwide (PDF, Spring)

2005

•  UI WiderNet Project Wins $225,000 Grant from Hewlett Foundation (August 3)

2003

• UI WiderNet Project Searching for Fall Interns, Volunteers (August 18)
• The WiderNet Project Announces Visit of 20 African University Administrators (June 18)
• UI WIderNet Project Receives Substantial Grant to Help Fund Digital Library (June 12)

2002

• WiderNet Project's Annual Holiday Computer Donation Drive (December 12)
• The WiderNet Project Announces Successful Completion of 'The Gambia Project' by UI Graduate Student (November 11)
• The WiderNet Project Announces the Successful Demonstration of its 'Digital Libraries' in Six African Universities (October 14)
• The WiderNet Project Announces Visit of 24 African University Adminstrators (September 12)
• Strengthening the Digital Capacity of Nigerian Universities (PDF, Spring/Summer)
• UI Senior Named State Student Employee of the Year (April 24)

2001

• WiderNet Project Receives $42,000 Software Donation from LearnKey to Assist African Universities (December 10)
• WiderNet Project Receives Donation from Microsoft to Aid African Universities (November 19)
• International Programs WiderNet Project wins $470,000 grant from MacArthur Foundation (October 15)
• Visiting Nigerian Professor Leads his Country into Information Age (April 26)

2000

• UI Team Wins $250,000 in Federal Grants for Internet Training in Nigeria (July 25)