With professional-grade face shields for health care providers running low, the University of Iowa’s medical device design business is using materials provided by Iowa manufacturers to build the coronavirus-fighting tools by the thousands.

Brian Ekdale, a filmmaker and media scholar, is pondering what Kenya’s robust gig economy has to teach us at this moment of global crisis.

A resolution Manders co-wrote with student government leaders has inspired action not only from UI Student Government, but university faculty and administration—and now other higher education institutions across Iowa.

We Stand Together—it’s a mantra we’ve heard time and again this past month as our world deals with the impact of COVID-19.

The University of Iowa is extending the timeline for each phase of refreshing its strategic plan by six months.

Retirement community making face masks for UI Laundry Service

Four postdoctoral scholars comprise the University of Iowa Office of the Provost’s first cohort in the Provost’s Postdoctoral Faculty Fellowship Program. The program is intended to serve as a pipeline to tenure-track positions.

The University of Iowa has announced the members of the Strategic Plan Development Group that will lead the development of the UI Strategic Plan 2021–2026.

Cambus and Fleet Services management asked their employees if they would volunteer to temporarily join UI Laundry Services as delivery drivers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With five employees volunteering for reassignment, Laundry Services can proactively prepare for any surge in demand.

Faculty and alumni remember Professor Emeritus David Thayer (1930-2020), former DEO of the Department of Theatre Arts and namesake of former Theatre A. Thayer died on April 2.

Sarah Harris, senior associate registrar at the University of Iowa, has been awarded honorary membership by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) this April 2020.

University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.