Latest Campus News

Future of Work pilot phase extended through June 30

Thursday, November 4, 2021
The University of Iowa will extend the current Future of Work pilot phase to June 30, 2022, to allow more data and feedback about current hybrid, remote, and flexible work arrangements to be collected and reported.

University to debut co-working space as part of Future of Work pilot

Thursday, November 4, 2021
A new co-working space called CoWork Commons will open in University Capitol Centre (UCC) on Nov. 4 to provide an alternative work space for University of Iowa employees who need occasional desk and meeting space and access to office equipment they may not have at home.

UI professor creates intellectual hub for Korean studies

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Hyaeweol Choi helped create the Korean Studies Research Network, an intellectual hub intended to expand the study and visibility of Korean history, society, and culture in the Midwest.

UI increases student care, mental health resources as a result of Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee recommendations

Thursday, October 21, 2021
The University of Iowa is making progress on campus safety and mental health initiatives after August recommendations from the Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee (RCSAC).

UI increases student care, mental health resources as a result of Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee recommendations

Thursday, October 21, 2021
The University of Iowa is making progress on campus safety and mental health initiatives after August recommendations from the Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee (RCSAC).

College of Dentistry dean candidates to participate in open forums

Thursday, October 21, 2021
The University of Iowa search committee for the new dean of the College of Dentistry has selected four final candidates.

Planting Hope: The Anne Frank Tree Arrives in Iowa

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
“Why Anne Frank Still Matters” is the topic of a virtual Obermann Conversation on Monday, Oct. 18, from 5 to 6 p.m. Kumpf Baele will speak, along with Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz of Agudas Achim Synagogue, Mallory Hellman of the Iowa Youth Writing Project, and undergraduate Meghan Maleri, who has participated in Kumpf Baele’s popular course “Anne Frank and Her Story.”

Search committee announced for assistant VP and director of UI Public Safety

Monday, October 11, 2021
Amid an ongoing process to improve current campus safety systems as a result of recommendations by the Reimagining Campus Safety Committee, the University of Iowa is beginning its search for a new assistant vice president and director of UI Public Safety.

UI to mark 175 years in 2022

Thursday, October 7, 2021
The University of Iowa will celebrate its 175th anniversary in 2022, with special events and activities planned throughout the academic year, including special exhibits at UI Libraries and Pentacrest Museums.

Dedication of UI’s new College of Pharmacy building set for Oct. 15

Thursday, October 7, 2021
The University of Iowa will host a ceremony Friday, Oct. 15, to dedicate the College of Pharmacy’s new building, which opened to students at the start of the spring 2020 semester but whose dedication ceremony was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Epic MegaGrant aims to pair Iowa’s virtual human model with Unreal Engine

Thursday, October 7, 2021
The University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) has received an Epic MegaGrant that will be used to explore the integration of its virtual human, Santos, with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine.

New UI Anti-Violence Plan addresses findings from 2021 Speak Out Iowa survey

Thursday, September 30, 2021
Through its latest comprehensive anti-violence plan, the University of Iowa continues to enhance efforts to combat sexual misconduct (sexual harassment, technology-facilitated harassment, stalking, dating violence, and sexual violence) on our campus.

Museum zebra gets X-ray

Thursday, September 23, 2021
The Department of Radiology at University of Iowa Health Care along with University of Iowa Health Care Information Systems teamed up with the Museum of Natural History to help conservators learn more about the methods used to prepare a historic Zebra specimen on display in Mammal Hall.

University of Iowa increases biofuel acres with miscanthus

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The University of Iowa met its goal of 40 percent renewable energy by 2020, with help from tall grasses

UI seeks state funding to modernize MacLean Hall

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
The University of Iowa is seeking state funding to modernize an iconic building on campus that is home to one of the fastest-growing undergraduate programs.

Meet Iowa’s 2021–22 shared governance leaders

Wednesday, September 8, 2021
University of Iowa shared governance bodies elect new leadership each spring semester. Check out a Q&A with the new leaders of Faculty Senate, Staff Council, Undergraduate Student Government, and Graduate and Professional Student Government.

UI Stanley Museum of Art to be a space for teaching, research, inspiration

Thursday, August 26, 2021
The new UI Stanley Museum of Art is getting its interior finishing touches. When complete, the facility will feature not only gallery space for the museum’s collection but also an education floor for teaching and research and a multipurpose lobby.

Welcome to the fall 2021 semester, Hawkeyes!

Thursday, August 26, 2021
The University of Iowa welcomed students back to campus for the start of the fall 2021 semester and celebrated the return to an in-person experience with numerous OnIowa! events to help get them acclimated to campus.

9 things you may have missed over the summer

Wednesday, August 18, 2021
If you’ve been away from campus and unplugged over the summer, you can easily get up to speed with what happened while you were away by reviewing this list.

Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee delivers final report, findings

Thursday, August 12, 2021
University of Iowa’s Reimagining Campus Safety Action Committee has delivered its findings and recommendations for the future of public safety on campus to President Barbara Wilson.