Sally Mason has announced she will retire on August 1st after serving as president of the University of Iowa for eight years. Mason will turn 65 in May and says the timing feels right both personally and professionally.

A backgrounder provides key accomplishments and life milestones of University of Iowa President Sally Mason, who officially announced her retirement as UI president after eight years of service and leadership, effective August 1st.

University of Iowa Facilities Management staff repaired a pulley on the flagpole above the UI Old Capitol Museum dome Thursday, Jan. 15, that became jammed in early December.

An annual University of Iowa celebration honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. and addressing contemporary human rights issues will be held Jan. 19-31.

It started with an idea: organize academics, campus activities, and community events around a central theme, spanning a semester at a time. And what topic could whet one’s appetite for the initial Theme Semester? Why, food, of course.

University of Iowa student Andrew Mogni sustained serious injuries after a fall in Rome and is currently receiving medical care. The university’s thoughts are with Mogni and his family during this difficult time.

The University of Iowa Office of Strategic Communication will highlight publications by UI faculty of academic books and journal articles on a regular basis in Iowa Now.

UI Partners, a University of Iowa initiative that provides IT services to small businesses in the state, has expanded to western Iowa with a new office in Sioux City.

A study involving the University of Iowa finds crows can use analogical reasoning without being trained to do so, a skill scientists previously thought only humans and apes could master.

The University of Iowa Committee on the Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women announces that the Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty has been renamed the May Brodbeck Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty in honor of the UI's first female vice president.

Workers will use a crane to inspect and repair a pulley system in the dome of the University of Iowa’s Old Capitol Museum Thursday morning, Jan. 15.

The University of Iowa attracts and retains a highly effective and productive workforce. That’s according to the results of the 2014 Working at Iowa survey, administered by UI Human Resources.