The University of Iowa has named Britt Marcussen its new campus health officer.

After a rigorous proposal and selection process, the University of Iowa has awarded seven interdisciplinary projects with more than $12 million in funding generated by the public-private partnership (P3) with its utility system.

The University of Iowa’s Future of Work@Iowa committee has shared its final report as campus prepares to resume in-person, face-to-face instruction in the fall 2021 semester.

Pending Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approval, the university will enter a development agreement with Des Moines-based company Build to Suit, Inc./Focus Development and Newbury Living to develop residential, non-student apartments overlooking Finkbine Golf Course.

In a partnership between the University of Iowa Division of Student Life, Campus Planning, and undergraduate and graduate student governments, the University of Iowa is moving forward with a proposal to create a new Student Well-Being Center.

While the University of Iowa’s spring 2021 graduates didn’t get to experience a traditional in-person commencement ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students and their families and friends found ways to celebrate their accomplishments this past weekend.

This spring, about 5,300 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees in livestreamed, virtual commencement ceremonies, beginning with the College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy ceremony on May 13 and concluding with the College of Dentistry’s ceremony on June 4.

The UI recently was awarded a level II accreditation by the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program, meeting advanced standards that recognize the UI campus as an arboretum dedicated to public education and engagement.

The University of Iowa search committee tasked with helping the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, select a new president considered 79 applications at its March 26 meeting, and from that pool, selected 12 candidates who will be interviewed today and Friday, April 1–2.

The University of Iowa has confirmed the dates of its 2021–22 academic calendar with no changes made to the start or end dates for fall 2021, spring 2022, or summer 2022. The calendar also includes an optional four-week winter session beginning Dec. 20 and a weeklong spring break in March 2022.

The university will create a multipurpose green space on part of the site where Seashore Hall once stood. The area will serve as a place to study, hold outdoor classes or small events, and more.

The University of Iowa’s Future of Work@Iowa committee has shared preliminary guidelines with deans, vice presidents, and senior human resources leaders to help begin making decisions about future work arrangements in their colleges and units.