Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds toured the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building on Wednesday and praised its innovation and entrepreneurial spirit.

University of Iowa students got to spend time up close with state lawmakers this spring as part of a new Iowa Environmental Policy in Practice course, offered through the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds visited the University of Iowa campus today, Tuesday, May 20, to meet with shared governance leaders and faculty involved in entrepreneurial work. During the visit, Branstad and Reynolds toured the new John and Mary Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building, which is scheduled to open in June.

UI student Haley Church, from Forest City, Iowa, who is majoring in interdepartmental studies and pre-medicine, reflects on her semester studying abroad in Gaborone, Botswana this past spring semester.

The most recent update on Rising to the Next TIER, the transformation and efficiency study of Iowa's public universities commissioned by the Iowa Board of Regents.

Over the years, evolutionary biologists have referenced the “Red Queen” hypothesis, which describes how living organisms, including humans, manage to survive in a changing environment by adapting through sexual reproduction. According to a University of Iowa researcher, the hypothesis is supported.

The University of Notre Dame awarded University of Iowa President Sally Mason an honorary doctor of laws degree during its commencement ceremony Sunday, May 18.

Thousands of students officially became University of Iowa alums this weekend, as commencement ceremonies took place across campus. University Communication and Marketing photographers and videographers took in the scenes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Pentacrest, and other locations, helping to capture one of the happiest days on campus.

Photos with Graduation Herky on the Pentacrest. Celebration shots by the Old Capitol. Selfies at University of Iowa commencement ceremonies. Students, faculty and staff, and parents were all willing to share their commencement experiences over the weekend in social media, using the hashtag #UIGrad14.

Colleagues and friends remember UI physics professor Lew Frank as a leader in physics and astronomy and a great contributor to space research.

Commencement ceremonies from the Tippie College of Business were live streamed to China with translation and analysis from UI staff members from China. About 20 percent of the Tippie College's students are from China.

The University of Virginia is working with the University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) to conduct research into teens with autism and their driving skills.