The University of Iowa

Iowa Now

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Written by

Office of Strategic Communication

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As the year comes to a close, we take a look back at the memorable moments of 2024, a year where the university built on excellence in the classroom, in the lab, in competitive sport, and in the community.

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a blur of colors at the big event for UI Dance Marathon

an infant girl is held by her smiling parents

nursing students working with a simulated patient

Iowa basketball player Caitlin Clark signs autographs for fans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena

researchers

opera performers stand at the edge of the stage in an auditorium

a woman lifts a tray out of a pan of water

An onrushing flow of water is calmed by one of many baffles, vertical blocks placed strategically to calm and smooth out the cascade of water before it’s sent down a long chute into a storage basin

a brilliant fireworks display behind the Old Capitol Museum on the university of iowa campus

a woman in a white dress with red accents

archaeologists work to unearth a mastodon skull

a young girl in a Hawkeye football jersey stands on a football field, throwing a pass

a man takes a photograph at a community event; a statue of Herky can be seen in the background

students dance at an outdoor event near Hancher Auditorium on the university of iowa campus

thousands of new students gathering for a celebration at Kinnick Stadium; a pyrotechnical display is taking place

A photo illustration of an electroencephalography (EEG) cap, or brain cap, a device that monitors electrical activity in the brain by using sensors attached to the scalp.

a sign indicates that a street near a hospital has been renamed Hawkeye Wave Way, a nod to the Kinnick Stadium tradition of waving to the young patients at the nearby children's hospital at the end of the first quarter of football games

an aerial view of Kinnick Stadium during a football game; fans coordinated their apparel so that sections of the stadium appear to have alternating black and gold stripes

a dancer leaps in the air while others perform on stage

a university of iowa graduate flexes during commencement ceremonies