Creativity is often seen as the driving force behind art, but an ambitious lecture series this year seeks to demonstrate that creativity is at the core of all research and discovery, whether it takes place in the laboratory or on the dance floor.

As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here are the latest developments across academic and business cases.

The Iowa Board of Regents announced on Friday, Aug 14, that candidates for the University of Iowa presidency will participate in public forums from 4:45 to 6:15 p.m. at the Iowa Memorial Union. The on-campus interview process will occur during the weeks of the 24th and 31st of August.

As the UI prepares to welcome students and families for the start of the academic year, the Vice President for Student Life reminds the campus community to make sure they’re up-to-date on their vaccinations. Tom Rocklin reports six UI students have tested positive for mumps in the past few weeks.

Dr. Patrick Schlievert, chair and department executive officer of the Department of Microbiology, has been selected to receive the 2016 ASM Graduate Microbiology Teaching Award.

The Iowa Department of Education and the University of Iowa’s College of Education recently announced that Deborah Reed will be the next director of the Iowa Reading Research Center. In addition, the center is transitioning to the University of Iowa.

Robinson will receive the GADE Student Award for Teaching in Social Work at a national conference in Denver, Colorado, in October.

Lyn Redington has been named the University of Iowa’s new assistant vice president and dean of students. She starts at the UI on Aug. 19.

A new program at the University of Iowa will encourage and coordinate the use of data analytics across campus.

First-year students at the University of Iowa will move into the residence halls Tuesday-Thursday, Aug 18-20. Clinton Street will be rerouted and there's a new plan for students moving into west side halls.

Since February, I’ve chaired the committee charged with identifying candidates for the next University of Iowa president. This week, we will conduct first-round interviews with a group of accomplished leaders, each of them a promising potential president. It’s an extremely talented pool of candidates with diverse backgrounds and ideas.

The University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee will hold “airport interviews” for nine candidates on Tuesday, Aug. 11, and Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015.