64-756: The Iowa Memorial Union , or IMU, at University of Iowa opened in 1925, the building currently houses a number of student clubs and the Iowa House Hotel. In 2008, the Iowa Memorial Union's basement was flooded. Recovery efforts have been underway Referring to the student clubs previously mentioned, the IMU currently houses safe prayer rooms for Muslim students, and the Danforth Chapel is available for Christian worship. University of Iowa The University of Iowa ( UI , U of I , UIowa , or simply Iowa )
128-470: A yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 23.4%. UIowa's freshman retention rate is 88%, with 73.7% going on to graduate within six years. Of the 65% of enrolled freshmen in 2021 who submitted ACT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite score was between 22 and 29. Of the 18% of the incoming freshman class who submitted SAT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite scores were 1140-1330. University of Iowa
192-461: A barber and became an entrepreneur, acquiring real estate and selling timber as firewood to the steamboats that frequented the Mississippi River. Barbering was a service trade that helped him meet influential whites in town as well as blacks. During the next two decades, this area along the Mississippi River was a destination for other African Americans. Located 90 miles upriver of the border of
256-627: A growing fraternal organization. In 1869, he was a delegate to the Washington, DC Colored National Convention and was among a committee that met with President Ulysses S. Grant . He served as spokesman of the committee. That same year Clark was elected vice-president of the Iowa State Republican convention. In 1872 he was a delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention which nominated Grant. Because of his abilities as
320-533: A higher plot of land adjacent to Art Building West in 2016 after years when studio arts were housed in a temporary facility. Hancher Auditorium was rebuilt near its current site on the West bank of the Iowa River, and Voxman Music Hall was constructed adjacent to downtown Iowa City and the main campus on South Clinton Street. The new Hancher Auditorium and the new Voxman Music Building opened in 2016. The Oakdale Campus, which
384-683: A local public school in Muscatine, Iowa . The case of Clark v. Board of School Directors achieved a constitutional ruling for integration from the Iowa Supreme Court in 1868, 86 years before the United States Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education (1954). He was a prominent leader in winning a state constitutional amendment that gained the right for African Americans in Iowa to vote (1868). Active in church, freemasonry, and
448-425: A petition to the state legislature with more than 30 other African Americans from Muscatine County, seeking a repeal of the law prohibiting the migration of free blacks into the state. The legislature did not change the law, but migration to the area increased after the war and emancipation of slaves. As industry developed in other areas, the center of the black population moved to other cities such as Des Moines. After
512-702: A result. Clark's son, Alexander G. Clark Jr., was the first African American to earn a law degree from the college in Iowa City, now part of the University of Iowa , graduating in 1879. Clark Sr. also studied there, graduating with a law degree in 1884. They practiced together for a while. After the Civil War, Clark became increasingly politically active in the Republican Party and in Prince Hall Freemasonry ,
576-403: A small minority in the state, by war's end, a total of nearly 1,100 blacks from Iowa and Missouri served in the regiment. Clark enlisted at age 37 and was ranked as sergeant-major, but he could not muster due to a physical defect, perhaps in his left ankle. Clark pressed for improving civil rights for African Americans in Iowa, as well as related issues on a national level. In 1855 he had signed
640-692: A speaker, Clark became known as the "Colored Orator of the West". In 1873 President Grant offered him an appointment as consul to Aux Cayes, Haiti , but he declined the position as he thought the pay was too low. Clark moved to Chicago. He had previously invested in The Conservator , a newspaper founded by Ferdinand L. Barnett in Chicago in 1878. In the late 1880s he bought the newspaper, also serving as an editor. President Benjamin Harrison appointed Clark as U.S. Minister to Liberia on August 16, 1890. This
704-596: A statewide body, governs the University of Iowa, as well as the state's two other public universities (Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa), along with certain other institutions. Created by the Iowa General Assembly in 1909, the board is composed of nine volunteer members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Iowa Senate to serve staggered six-year terms. The Iowa Board of Regents hires
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#1732851466779768-590: A twentieth century modernist painter whose work is in major national and international collections; Sculptor Luther Utterback (1973 M.F.A.); John Irving , novelist who wrote The World According to Garp , A Prayer for Owen Meany , and several others (MFA 1967, English), writer Jenny Zhang ; Andre Tippett , NFL Hall of Fame linebacker for the New England Patriots ; Don Nelson , Boston Celtics star, NBA head coach and Naismith Hall of Fame member, and Luka Garza , two-time college basketball national player of
832-606: A year. Students participate in a variety of student media organizations. For example, students edit and manage The Daily Iowan newspaper (often called the DI), which is printed every Monday through Friday while classes are in session. Noted pollster George Gallup was an early editor of the DI. Daily Iowan TV, KRUI Radio , Student Video Productions, Off Deadline magazine, and Earthwords magazine are other examples of student-run media. The University of Iowa has 22 varsity athletic teams, known as
896-408: Is men's wrestling , which has won 24 of the school's 26 NCAA championships. Fifteen of those championships occurred during Dan Gable's 21-year tenure as head coach (1977–1997). It has 35 Big Ten titles, 81 individual NCAA Titles, and has graduated 17 Olympians . The team is currently coached by alumnus Tom Brands . Iowa's football team is one of the most financially valuable college programs in
960-614: Is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa , United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and 7 professional degrees. On an urban 1,880-acre campus on the banks of the Iowa River , the University of Iowa is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". In fiscal year 2021, research expenditures at Iowa totaled $ 818 million. The university
1024-538: Is a college-sponsor of the National Merit Scholarship Program and sponsored 24 Merit Scholarship awards in 2020. In the 2020–2021 academic year, 31 freshman students were National Merit Scholars . The University of Iowa is a member of the Association of American Universities . The university is home to ISCABBS , a public bulletin board system that was the world's largest Internet community before
1088-425: Is currently coached by Lisa Celluci. Other sports at the university include basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, gymnastics, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, cross country, and rowing. Most of the school's athletic facilities are located on the west end of campus. The largest venue is the 70,585-seat Kinnick Stadium , home to the football program. Opening in 1929 as Iowa Stadium, it
1152-904: Is home to some of the university's research facilities and the driving simulator, is located north of Interstate 80 in adjacent Coralville . The University of Iowa holds and continues to commission an extensive collection of public art. The program began under the Iowa State 'Art in State Buildings Program,' one of the first percent for art programs in the United States since repealed in 2017. The collection includes many important works, including works by artists Sol LeWitt (2-3-1-1, 1994), El Anatsui (Anonymous Creature 2009), Dale Chihuly (Forest Amber and Gilded Chandelier, 2004), Auguste Rodin (Jean de Fiennes, draped, 1889), and Peter Randall-Page (Ridge and Furrow, 2011). The University of Iowa
1216-808: Is one of the EPA's Green Power Partners, burning oat hulls instead of coal and reducing coal consumption by 20%. In May 2004, the university joined the Chicago Climate Exchange, and in April 2009, a student garden was opened. The university also offers a Certificate in Sustainability through the Office of Sustainability (OS). The OS recently coordinated the university's first sustainability plan: "2020 Vision UIowa Sustainability Targets," proposed by UI president Sally Mason on October 29, 2010. The Iowa Board of Regents ,
1280-575: The Collegiate Gothic architecture, which is dominant in sections of the campus east of the Iowa River . The Old Capitol was once the home of the state legislature and the primary government building for the State of Iowa but is now the symbolic heart of the university with a restored ceremonial legislative chamber and a museum of Iowa history. Also on the east side of the campus are six residence halls (Burge, Daum, Stanley, Currier, Mayflower, and Catlett),
1344-669: The Hawkeyes . All teams are members of the Big Ten Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I . There are 10 men's teams and 12 women's teams. Three of these teams—men's gymnastics, men's swimming and diving, and men's tennis—were eliminated after the 2020–21 academic year to help address a projected $ 60–75 million deficit related to the COVID-19 pandemic . Iowa's most successful team
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#17328514667791408-710: The Iowa Women's Archives , the Louis Szathmary culinary arts collections, the Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry , science fiction collections, and works of Walt Whitman . The comic books collection in the Special Collections contains original art for 6,000 cartoons, film and television scripts, magazines and other underground or amateur publications, as well as mainstream books from throughout
1472-472: The Mississippi River . It was the first university to use radio (later television, too) in education, in 1932, and it pioneered in the field of standardized testing . Also, the University of Iowa was the first Big Ten institution to promote an African American to the position of administrative vice president ( Phillip Hubbard , promoted in 1966). Under the leadership of Carl Seashore in 1922, Iowa became
1536-484: The 20th and 21st centuries. There are also over 500 student organizations, including groups focused on politics, sports, games, lifestyles, dance, song, theater, and a variety of other activities. The university also tries to sponsor events that give students an alternative to the typical drinking scene. In 2004 the university established an annual $ 25,000 contract with the newly reopened Iowa City Englert Theatre to host concerts and performances for as many as 40 nights
1600-480: The Civil War, Clark and African-American veterans pressed the Iowa legislature for the right to vote, gaining that in an 1868 constitutional amendment. In 1867, Clark sent his daughter, Susan, to a local public school in Muscatine as she wanted to further her education but there was no secondary school for Black children in the town at the time. The school enforced a policy of separate school for Black students, so she
1664-582: The Douglass newspaper The North Star . He reportedly attended a Douglass-organized convention in Rochester, New York, in 1853. They were still in touch in the late 1880s, and some of their correspondence was published in newspapers. In 1863, during the American Civil War (1861–1865), Clark helped recruit the "60th Iowa Colored Troops, originally known as the 1st Iowa Infantry, African Descent." Despite being
1728-724: The English-Philosophy Building, the Becker Communication Building, the Adler Journalism Building, Voxman Music Building , and the buildings for biology, chemistry, and psychology. The Main Library can also be found on the east side. The Colleges of Law, Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Public health are on the west side of the Iowa River, along with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics , Art Building West and Visual Arts Building, and
1792-598: The Gallup Poll (BA, 1923; MA 1925; PhD 1928); Tennessee Williams , leading 20th century playwright and author of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (BA 1938); Gene Wilder , comedic film and television actor (BA 1955, Communication and Theatre Arts); James Van Allen , world-famous physicist and discoverer of the radiation belts (the Van Allen Belts) that surround the earth, Emeritus Carver Professor of Physics at
1856-760: The Iowa Memorial Union, the Women's Resource & Action Center , the Pappajohn Business Building, Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences, the Lindquist Center ( home of the College of Education ), Phillips Hall (the foreign language building), Van Allen Hall (home to physics and astronomy), Trowbridge Hall (home to Earth & Environmental Sciences, as well as the Iowa Geological Survey),
1920-624: The Master of Fine Arts degree and secured a place for writers and artists in the academy. The university's Program in Creative Writing, known worldwide as the Iowa Writers' Workshop , was founded in 1936 with the gathering together of writers of both poetry and fiction. It was the first creative writing program in the country, and it became the prototype for more than 300 writing programs, many of which were founded by Workshop alumni. The workshop remains
1984-488: The Old Mechanics Building, located where the student recreational area east of Van Allen Hall is now. In September 1855, there were 124 students, of whom forty-one were women. The 1856–57 catalog listed nine departments offering ancient languages , modern languages, intellectual philosophy , moral philosophy , history , natural history , mathematics , natural philosophy , and chemistry . The first president of
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2048-608: The Republican Party, he became known for his speaking skills and was nicknamed "the Colored Orator of the West." He earned a law degree and became co-owner and editor of The Conservator in Chicago. His body was returned from Liberia in 1892 and buried in Muscatine, where his house has been preserved. Alexander G. Clark was born February 25, 1826, in Washington, Pennsylvania to parents who had been freed from slavery . His parents were John Clark and Rebecca (Darnes) Clark. When he
2112-466: The Theatre Building, sustained significant damage. Art Building West reopened in 2012 after repairs were completed. Sections of Old Art Building were razed, leaving only the historic WPA-era building, which includes regionalist artist Grant Wood's former studio. Esteemed artists Elizabeth Catlett, Ana Mendieta, and Charles Ray were all trained in this building. The new Visual Arts Building was opened on
2176-642: The Theatre Building. Additionally, five residence halls (Hillcrest, Slater, Rienow, Parklawn, and Petersen), Kinnick Stadium , and Carver-Hawkeye Arena are located on the west campus. The campus is home to several museums, including the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art , the Museum of Natural History , the Old Capitol Museum, the Medical Museum, the Athletic Hall of Fame and Museum, and Project Art at
2240-549: The U.S. for primary care and tied for 34th for research. Its College of Public Health tied for 19th, its College of Pharmacy tied for 18th, its College of Law tied for 27th, and its Nursing School tied for 21st. U.S. News & World Report also ranked 9 University of Iowa graduate programs among the top 25 in the United States for 2021. According to the National Science Foundation , Iowa spent $ 511 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 51st in
2304-720: The United States. The University of Iowa library system is the state's largest library and comprises the Main Library, the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, five branch libraries, and the Law Library. The University Libraries' holdings include more than five million bound volumes, more than 200,000 rare books, and 1000 historical manuscript collections. Significant holdings include Hardin Library's John Martin Rare Book Room,
2368-465: The University Hospitals and Clinics. A flood of the Iowa River in 2008 had a major impact on several campus buildings, forcing many to temporarily or permanently close. The upper levels of the Iowa Memorial Union remained open while its lower level was renovated. The arts campus, which included Art Building West, Old Art Building, Hancher Auditorium, Voxman Music Building, Clapp Recital Hall, and
2432-485: The University of Iowa (MS 1936, PhD 1939, Physics); Mauricio Lasansky , Latin American artist known as the father of modern printmaking, founder of the University of Iowa's 'Iowa print group'; Albert Bandura , one of the most cited psychologists of all-time as originator of social cognitive theory (MA 1951, PhD 1952); (Mary) Flannery O'Connor , novelist and author of numerous short stories (MFA 1947, English); Sarai Sherman ,
2496-417: The circumstances related to the search process. The regents said they had based their decision on the belief that Harreld could limit costs and find new sources of revenue beyond tuition in an age of declining state support for universities. The University of Iowa's main campus is in Iowa City . The campus is roughly bordered by Park Road and U.S. Highway 6 to the north and Dubuque and Gilbert streets to
2560-568: The commercialization of the World Wide Web . The Iowa Writers' Workshop was founded in 1936. Since 1947 it has produced thirteen Pulitzer Prize winners. Twenty-five people affiliated with the Writers' Workshop have won a Pulitzer Prize. The Hanson Center for Technical Communication was founded at The University of Iowa and named after a 1960 graduate, Thomas R. Hanson, who funded the institution with $ 800,000. The university has educated many of
2624-538: The country. They have won 11 Big Ten championships and claim a share of the 1958 national championship. The program has produced 10 members of the College Football Hall of Fame , 27 consensus first-team All-Americans, 5 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and 245 NFL Draft Picks. The team is currently coached by Kirk Ferentz , who has completed his 23rd year following coach Hayden Fry , who coached
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2688-508: The east. The Iowa River flows through the campus, dividing it into west and east sides. Of architectural note is the Pentacrest which comprises five major buildings— Old Capitol , Schaeffer Hall, MacLean Hall, Macbride Hall, and Jessup Hall—at the center of the University of Iowa Campus. The Pentacrest reflects the Beaux-Arts in addition to Greek Revival architectural styles and
2752-570: The first coeducational medical school . The University of Iowa's 31,000 students take part in nearly 500 student organizations. Iowa's 22 varsity athletic teams, the Iowa Hawkeyes , compete in Division I of the NCAA and are members of the Big Ten Conference . The University of Iowa alumni network exceeds 250,000 graduates. The University of Iowa was founded on February 25, 1847, just 59 days after Iowa
2816-427: The first university in the United States to accept creative projects as theses for advanced degrees. Traditionally, graduate study culminates in the writing of a scholarly thesis, but Iowa accepted creative works including a collection of poems, a musical composition, or a series of paintings to be presented to the graduate college in support of a degree. In so doing, Iowa established a creative standard in qualifying for
2880-429: The floodwaters receded, university officials placed a preliminary estimate on flood damage at $ 231.75 million. Later, the university estimated that repairs would cost about $ 743 million. The reconstruction and renovation work took a decade, but the university has recovered and taken several preventive measures with the hope of avoiding a tragic repeat of the event. In January 2009, UNESCO designated Iowa City
2944-512: The law which "expressly gives the same rights to all the youths." Due to Clark's action, Iowa was among the first states to integrate its schools. This case was later cited by the US Supreme Court in its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954). In 2019, the middle school Susan attended was renamed Susan Clark Junior High in recognition of her integrating the school and Iowa public schools as
3008-415: The most prestigious creative writing program in the country and one of the most selective graduate programs of any kind, typically admitting fewer than five percent of its applicants. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission conducted several experiments examining the effects of iodine-131 administration in pregnant women (scheduled for abortions) and infants in 1953 and 1963, respectively. The university
3072-502: The president of the University of Iowa and the university president reports to the board. The 22nd and current president of the University of Iowa is Barbara J. Wilson , who has served since July 15, 2021. The 2022 annual ranking of U.S. News & World Report categorizes UIowa as "more selective." For the Class of 2025 (enrolled fall 2021), UIowa received 22,434 applications and accepted 19,340 (86.2%). Of those accepted, 4,521 enrolled,
3136-406: The previous 20 seasons. Iowa's field hockey team is the most successful women's team at the university, winning the 1986 national championship. They have won 13 conference titles and have made 11 Final Four appearances in the 33-year history of the NCAA tournament, despite field hockey not being a high school sport in Iowa. The program has produced 85 All-Americans and 13 Olympians . The program
3200-412: The school board appealed. The Iowa State Supreme Court also ruled in the Clarks' favor in March 1868, noting that under the 1857 Iowa Constitution , the board of education is required to "provide for the education of all the youths of the State, through a system of common schools. The court ruled that requiring Black students to attend a separate school and denying them of a quality education violated
3264-615: The slave state of Missouri, Muscatine attracted the largest black population in the state: 62 in 1850, with hundreds more by 1860. Some blacks settled there after fleeing the South via the river as fugitive slaves; others came from eastern free states. Quakers and other religious groups supported abolitionism. Having gotten established, Clark married Catherine Griffin of Iowa City on October 9, 1848. She had been freed from slavery in Virginia at age 3. The Clarks had five children, two of whom died in infancy. Their surviving children were Rebecca, Susan, and Alexander G. Clark Jr. Also in 1848 Clark
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#17328514667793328-621: The state's professionals, including 79% of Iowa's dentists, 50% of physicians, 48% of pharmacists, as well as many teachers and administrators in each of the state's K–12 school districts. In 2021, the University of Iowa tied for 88th among national universities, tied for 34th among public universities, placed 108th among "Best Value Schools," tied for 77th among "Most Innovative Schools," and tied for 353rd in "Top Performers on Social Mobility" by U.S. News & World Report . In graduate school rankings for 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked Iowa's Carver College of Medicine tied for 20th in
3392-470: The third capitol of the Territory of Iowa. When the capitol of Iowa was moved to Des Moines in 1857, the Old Capitol became the first permanent "home" of the university. In 1855, the university became the first public university in the United States to admit men and women on an equal basis . In addition, Iowa was the world's first university to accept creative work in theater, writing, music, and art on an equal basis with academic research. The university
3456-442: The university was Amos Dean . The original campus consisted of the Iowa Old Capitol Building and the 10 acres (40,000 m ) (4.05 hectares) of land on which it stood. Following the placing of the cornerstone July 4, 1840, the building housed the Fifth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa (December 5, 1842) and then became the first capitol building of the State of Iowa on December 28, 1846. Until that date, it had been
3520-456: The world's third City of Literature , making it part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network . In 2015, the Iowa Board of Regents selected Bruce Harreld , a business consultant with limited experience in academic administration, to succeed Sally Mason as president. The regents' choice of Harreld provoked criticism and controversy on the UI campus due to his corporate background, lack of history in leading an institution of higher education, and
3584-591: The year currently playing in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves . Jewel Prestage , the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in political science, graduated with a master's and a doctorate in 1954. Tom Brokaw , Mark Mattson , and Ashton Kutcher also attended the University of Iowa. Alexander Clark Alexander G. Clark (February 25, 1826 – May 31, 1891) was an African-American businessman and activist who served as United States Ambassador to Liberia in 1890–1891, where he died in office. In 1867 Clark sued to gain admission for his daughter to attend
3648-443: Was admitted to the Union . The Constitution of the State of Iowa refers to a State University to be established in Iowa City "without branches at any other place." The legal name of the university is the State University of Iowa ( SUI ), but the Board of Regents approved using "The University of Iowa" for everyday usage in October 1964. The first faculty offered instruction at the university beginning in March 1855 to students in
3712-414: Was among the 34 founding members of the local African Methodist Episcopal Church in Muscatine, helping buy land for their first building, which was completed the next year. The AME church was the first independent black denomination in the United States, founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 19th century. Clark became acquainted with abolitionist Frederick Douglass and was the Iowa agent for
3776-420: Was around 13, Clark moved to Cincinnati, Ohio , to live with an uncle and learn the barbering trade. His uncle, William Darnes, also saw to his education in other areas. Two years later the young Clark started working on the river steamboat George Washington . In May 1842 at age 16 Clark settled in Muscatine, Iowa (then known as Bloomington), the Mississippi River town where he made his life. He worked as
3840-422: Was one of the first institutions in America to grant a law degree to a woman ( Mary B. Hickey Wilkinson , 1873), to grant a law degree to an African American ( Alexander G. Clark, Jr. in 1879), and to put an African American on a varsity athletic squad ( Frank Holbrook in 1895). The university awarded its first doctorate in 1898. The University of Iowa established the first law school and dental school west of
3904-416: Was renamed in 1977 after Nile Kinnick , winner of the 1939 Heisman Trophy . The basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, and volleyball teams play at Carver-Hawkeye Arena , which seats 15,400. Other venues include the Beckwith Boathouse , Duane Banks Field , and the old Iowa Fieldhouse . Among the thousands of graduates from the University of Iowa, especially notable alumni include George Gallup , founder of
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#17328514667793968-497: Was the first state university to recognize the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Allied Union (in 1970). A shooting took place on campus on November 1, 1991. Six people died in the shooting, including the perpetrator, and one other person was wounded. This was one of the deadliest university campus shootings in United States history. In the summer of 2008, flood waters breached the Coralville Reservoir spillway, damaging more than 20 major campus buildings. Several weeks after
4032-443: Was the original developer of the Master of Fine Arts degree and it operates the Iowa Writers' Workshop , whose alumni include 17 of the university's 46 Pulitzer Prize winners. Iowa is a member of the Association of American Universities and the Universities Research Association . Among public universities in the United States, UI was the first to become coeducational and host a department of religious studies; it also opened
4096-437: Was turned away. This happened after he already had tried to send his children to a close by public school after the nearby public school for Black children shut down in 1865, but Susan and her siblings were turned away after two days. He sued the school board in 1868 for the right of his daughter to attend her local school, resulting in the case Clark v. Board of School Directors . The local municipal court ruled in his favor but
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