The University of Iowa will have two viewing stations on campus Monday, Aug. 21, during the solar eclipse. Each will be equipped with telescopes and free eclipse-viewing glasses. Faculty, staff, and student experts will be on hand to demonstrate safe viewing techniques and answer questions.

This week, nearly 6,700 students are moving into residence halls at the University of Iowa. The swarm of new and returning students brings a palpable, vibrant energy to campus that signals the start of the 2017/18 school year. Classes start Aug. 21.

As RAGBRAI riders traveled from one side of Iowa to the other, black and gold were common colors. University of Iowa photographer Tim Schoon captured moments throughout the annual bike ride across the state.

Research completed by Leslie Schwalm, UI professor of history and gender, women’s, and sexuality studies, has inspired a play written by UI graduate student Margot Connolly. Arts Share is bringing Cross-Examined, a play about the desegregation of Keokuk schools, to libraries in Keokuk and Coralville, Iowa.

Lori Pedelty, UI alumna and CEO of Pedelty Enterprises, recently led a workshop at the University of Iowa’s 2017 Tippie Women Summit. “Iowa Now” sat down with Pedelty to talk about how her experience at the UI influenced her and what the phrase “Always a Hawkeye” means to her.

A group of 26 students from seven high schools across Iowa got to study with faculty and graduate students in the UI’s Nonfiction Writing Program through the Lloyd-Jones Residency for Versatile Writing. “I thought this only happened in the movies,” said one participant after attending a graduate student reading.

UI graduates celebrated a series of commencements May 11–14. From the Carver College of Medicine to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Hawkeyes cheered and shed some tears at the closing of an important chapter in their lives. Read a recap and check out some photos of the festivities.

University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld congratulates graduating Hawkeyes on a job well done and looks forward to their future accomplishments.

Begun in 1909 and petering out around 1929, Frolic Day, featuring a tug-of-war, sack races, and other field-day-style games, was a way for UI students to blow off steam around final exams. The Campus Activities Board recently brought the event back to campus. UI archivist David McCartney investigates.

About 4,800 UI students will receive their degrees at spring 2017 commencement ceremonies, which begin May 11 with the College of Pharmacy and end on May 26 with the College of Dentistry. All other ceremonies will take place May 12–14. Read on for college-specific information, including links to live video.

The spring 2017 UI College of Dentistry commencement ceremony will be live streamed at this page Friday, May 26, at 3 p.m. A video recording of the event will be available here after commencement weekend.

A video recording of the spring 2017 UI College of Engineering commencement ceremony is now available for viewing. The event was held Sunday, May 14.