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Students at a silent dance party for On Iowa! in front of Hancher Auditorium

Hancher Auditorium named a Billboard 2026 top music venue

Monday, February 9, 2026

Billboard magazine named Hancher Auditorium the “Keeping It Indie” venue as part of its annual list of top live entertainment spots across the globe.

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UI named Fulbright Top Producing Institution for 10th year

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

The University of Iowa has again been named a Fulbright Top Producing Institution among doctoral institutions for the U.S. Student Program. This is the 10th year Iowa has earned this prestigious honor from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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Every story matters at Dance Marathon, even for volunteers

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Sara Epstein Moninger

Office of Strategic Communication

For Amelia Earley, Dance Marathon is more than a 24-hour event — it’s a lifeline. Influenced by her brother’s cancer diagnosis, the UI student helps ensure that families, siblings, and students find connection and community year-round. Learn more about her work and how you can support Dance Marathon 32, which takes place Feb 6–7.

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New Iowa Spaceflight Laboratory positions UI for cutting-edge exploration, collaboration

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The UI’s new Iowa Spaceflight Laboratory will expand space research on campus and help attract new internal and external research partnerships. Fueled by the success of the recent TRACERS mission, the lab further cements Iowa’s role as a national leader in building and testing space instruments.

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See if your students made the fall 2025 president’s list, dean’s list

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Office of Strategic Communication

The University of Iowa recognized more than 1,000 president’s list honorees and more than 9,400 dean’s list honorees for the fall 2025 semester. Check the lists to find students you taught or worked with.

ABC News' Mary Bruce flanked on each side by two staff members of the Iowa Raptor Project. They are holding hawks. A large crowd of people stand behind them at Hancher Auditorium

ICYMI: UI, Iowa Raptor Project featured on ‘Good Morning America’

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Office of Strategic Communication

ABC’s Good Morning America featured the UI and the Iowa Raptor Project last Friday for its “50 States in 50 Weeks” tour. Staff, raptors, and even Herky joined the live broadcast from Hancher Auditorium. Watch the segment and more Iowa videos at GMA’s America the Beautiful site.

Ali named associate provost for graduate and professional education, dean of the Graduate College

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Office of the Provost,

Office of Strategic Communication

The University of Iowa has named Saba Rasheed Ali associate provost for graduate and professional education and dean of the Graduate College. She has served in the role on an interim basis since July 1, 2025. Her appointment is effective Feb. 1.

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8 UI online programs earn national rankings

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Office of Strategic Communication

U.S. News & World Report has ranked eight University of Iowa online graduate programs among the best in the country in its new ranking of online programs.

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UI makes progress in advancing web, application accessibility

Monday, January 26, 2026

Information Technology Services

The UI has made measurable progress ensuring that thousands of digital files and tools meet accessibility standards. Read about recent accomplishments across the university and learn how you can do the same for your websites and digital files.

Five members of the team who performed the nation's first ARCHIMEDES procedure. One person is holding a box that says ARCHEMEDES, the name of the device.

UI Health Care becomes nation’s first to use biodegradable pancreatic stent

Monday, January 26, 2026

UI Health Care

UI Health Care gastroenterologists became the first in the nation to use a new biodegradable pancreatic stent called ARCHIMEDES, offering patients a safer, more convenient treatment. The stent eliminates the need for a second procedure and reduces infection risk. Read more about this groundbreaking advancement.

UI named Fulbright Top Producing Institution for 10th year

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Every story matters at Dance Marathon, even for volunteers

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Sara Epstein Moninger

Office of Strategic Communication

New Iowa Spaceflight Laboratory positions UI for cutting-edge exploration, collaboration

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

See if your students made the fall 2025 president’s list, dean’s list

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Office of Strategic Communication

ICYMI: UI, Iowa Raptor Project featured on ‘Good Morning America’

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Office of Strategic Communication

Ali named associate provost for graduate and professional education, dean of the Graduate College

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Office of the Provost,

Office of Strategic Communication

8 UI online programs earn national rankings

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Office of Strategic Communication

UI makes progress in advancing web, application accessibility

Monday, January 26, 2026

Information Technology Services

UI Health Care becomes nation’s first to use biodegradable pancreatic stent

Monday, January 26, 2026

UI Health Care

Bob Dylan, song writer and singer, with curly hair, playing a harmonica in front of a vintage-looking microphone.

Bob Dylan's poetry the subject of new book by Iowa alum

Monday, January 26, 2026

Iowa Magazine

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Women's wrestling For Her Duals

Sunday, February 8, 2026 (all day)

Xtream Arena

The Iowa women's wrestling team hosts the For Her Dual at Xtream Arena.

Women's basketball vs. Washington

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 6:30pm

Carver-Hawkeye Arena

The Iowa women's basketball team hosts Washington.

How to Defend Yourself

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 8:00pm

Theatre Building

In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that exist in each of us.

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Tips for choosing connection over constant scrolling

Well-being at Iowa

Smartphones keep us connected, but they can also distance us from the people and moments right in front of us. Everyday scrolling can interrupt attention, relationships, and well-being — and small, practical changes can help create more meaningful, phone-free connection.

The science behind stress, coping, and resilience this holiday season

Office of Strategic Communication

As the holiday season ramps up, stress can feel unavoidable. University of Iowa psychological and brain sciences professor Jason Radley, a global and national expert on the neurobiology of stress, suggests some ways to help.

Are holiday specials still appointment TV?

Tim Havens, professor of communication studies and an expert in TV history and culture at the University of Iowa, offers insight to help you navigate where to find your holiday favorite, and how you can start your own viewing tradition to rejuvenate your holiday spirit.

UI relationship expert shares insight on power of a holiday greeting card

Office of Strategic Communication

Rachel McLaren, associate professor of communication studies at the University of Iowa, explains that despite today’s era of online digital communication, the tradition of sending paper holiday greetings is a gesture toward building, maintaining, or reshaping personal relationships with friends and family.

Tips for staying healthy during respiratory virus season

UI Health Care

Respiratory viruses tend to spike in fall and winter. Now is the right time to make sure you are ready when the three most common viruses (flu, COVID-19, and RSV) reach their peak. Learn about vaccines and easy ways to prevent illness.

What to do with all these leaves?

Office of Strategic Communication

UI expert: Work smarter, not harder, when dealing with leaves this fall

Back-to-school safety tips for you and your family

As the back-to-school season approaches, the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital injury prevention team and Safety Store offer some tips to help keep children safe throughout the school year.

UI students receive degrees after spring 2025 semester

The University of Iowa has welcomed a new cohort of alumni at the close of the spring 2025 semester, with many Hawkeyes receiving their degrees.

Does yard work count as exercise? UI expert provides tips to maintain a healthy lifestyle during busy summer months

Office of Strategic Communication

Lauren Steinke, assistant professor of health and human physiology at the University of Iowa, shares tips on how to work fitness into your schedule and realize that the goal is to “focus on progress, not perfection.”

UI students named to dean’s list for spring 2025 semester

More than 8,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2025 spring semester.

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Navigate the holidays with joy while leaving the guilt outside in the cold

With the holidays approaching, many people look forward to festive meals and family traditions — but also face a mix of emotions, from excitement to anxiety. To help navigate the season with more joy and less guilt, Kathy Mellen, a registered dietitian and professor of instruction in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology at the University of Iowa, shares practical insights on how to enjoy holiday meals, manage social pressures, and feel good — physically and emotionally — during this season of celebration.

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