The University of Iowa ranks among the 25 public universities whose graduates have the lowest default rate on student loans, according to the online college ranking company BestColleges.com.

The University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee will hold a telephonic meeting on Thursday, July 2, from noon to 1 pm. Live audio streaming during the meeting and a recording upon its conclusion will be available.

See photos from the farewell reception for UI President Sally Mason and her husband, Professor Ken Mason.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason has appointed David Drake to serve as one of two representatives who advise the president, monitor compliance with student athlete eligibility and other National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules, and serve as the UI’s institutional voice at national meetings and conferences.

Saba R. Ali, of the College of Education, published “Evaluating Racial Disparity in Referral Source and Successful Completion of Substance Abuse Treatment” in April.

Saba Ali, Project HOPE Director and an Associate Professor in Counseling Psychology at the College of Education, received $10,000 in funding from the John Deere Foundation to support Project HOPE.

A new study conducted at the University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator has found drivers who use alcohol and marijuana together weave more on a virtual roadway than drivers who use either substance independently. However, the cocktail of alcohol and marijuana does not double the effect of the impairment.

The University of Iowa was among nine recipients June 18 of the Healthy Iowa Award given each year by the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Healthiest State Initiative.

As the Alzheimer's Association raises awareness during Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, the recently created Jo Hoyt Freeman Dementia Education and Outreach Fund aims to improve care for dementia patients. The fund will support outreach projects by the Hartford/Csomay Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence at the UI College of Nursing.

Jay Mathews, longtime education columnist for The Washington Post, writes about a new report involving gifted education from the UI's College of Education called “A Nation Empowered: Evidence Trumps the Excuses Holding Back America’s Brightest Students.”

The University of Iowa was recognized by BestColleges.com as one of the top 25 public universities nationally for having one of the lowest student loan default rates. The UI was ranked as the 12th best public university with the lowest student default rate out of more than 700 public universities.

Patients, families, construction crews and hospital staff celebrated the "topping off" of the new University of Iowa Children's Hospital building with a month filled with events that let everyone leave their mark on the new building.