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University of Iowa fans and followers soaked in a tremendous atmosphere over the weekend for the 102nd edition of Homecoming on campus.

The long-running, yet on-again-off-again, tradition of a Homecoming corn monument was resurrected this fall. The university archivist takes a look at its history.

The University of Iowa invites UI faculty and staff to provide candid feedback on what it’s like to work at the university. Working at Iowa, a quick and confidential survey, will be offered to all UI faculty and staff beginning Tuesday, Oct. 14 through Friday, Oct. 24.

National Weather Service Director Louis W. Uccellini will visit the Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa Wednesday, Oct. 15, to discuss ways the organizations can work together to advance their missions.

Sen. Tom Harkin and University of Iowa law Professor Lea VanderVelde co-nominated the Indian child rights activist to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the body that distributes the prestigious prize.

Free public events from the University of Iowa Alumni Association bring the expertise of UI faculty to Iowa communities.

Now in its second year, "We Are Phil" will hold its annual appeal Oct. 13 through Oct. 17. "We Are Phil" is the UI’s faculty and staff giving program that highlights the transformative power of philanthropy—“Phil”—at Iowa and asks faculty and staff to consider making annual financial contributions to support any area of the UI.

University of Iowa alumnus and climate scientist James Hansen, a native of Denison, Iowa, is widely considered a climate science pioneer. Hansen is returning to the UI campus to deliver a lecture on lessons from Iowa and global climate policies Thursday, Oct. 16.

Former Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier toured the University of Iowa Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research and even brought his car with him.

The public was invited to come to the Hancher construction site and autograph a steel beam that was later hoisted into place. It will disappear from view as construction continues, but about 1,000 signers answered the call, thus leaving their mark on the new performing arts center.

University of Iowa College of Engineering professor of biomedical engineering Karim Abdel-Malek has been invited to serve as a U.S. Delegate to an Oct. 15-17 NATO meeting in Prague, Czech Republic.