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.

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.

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.

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’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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

For UI alum and author Mike Chasar, poetry isn’t just an art form found in books. In his new book, The Poetry of Bob Dylan: Thirty Essays on Thirty Songs, Chasar and 30 other scholars make the case why the highly acclaimed songwriter and musician is central to the history of American poetry.