University of Iowa officials briefed members of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa Facilities Committee today, Tuesday, Sept. 10, on progress toward soliciting ideas and potential partners for a new home for the UI Museum of Art, which was displaced from its building along the Iowa River by the 2008 flood.

The UI’s Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC) and the City of Muscatine are launching a partnership focusing on key projects for the city’s long-term sustainability. Students in art, business, engineering, public health, rhetoric, and urban planning will work under the direction of UI faculty and Muscatine leaders.

The Pentacrest will be a busy place on Thursday, Sept. 12 as two campus events will take place near the Old Capitol.

The UI Army ROTC Cadets will continue a tradition of running the Cy-Hawk football series game ball from Iowa City to Ames Friday, Sept. 13 as part of the Army ROTC 28th Annual Game Ball Run, collecting nonperishable items for the Iowa Troop Pantry in advance and along the way.

Sydney Johnson, a Des Moines native, was determined to study abroad while at the UI. She chose a small Italian town off the beaten path to hone her language skills.

Pamela Bourjaily, the director of the Frank Business Communications Center, says the pronunciation program was developed as an effort to better respect Chinese students and encourage a more comfortable environment in the classroom, for both the Chinese and domestic community.

Liz Lerman, founding artistic director of the Dance Exchange and recipient of a MacArthur “Genius Grant,” will be in Iowa City as part of the Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting Professorships Program in September.

University of Iowa Student Health and Wellness has achieved another three year accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, earning recognition for providing the highest quality care.

The University of Iowa ranks 29th among the nation's best public universities, according to the latest rankings published by the magazine "U.S. News & World Report." The ranking places the UI in a tie with Michigan State University.

International Writing Program participant Craig Cliff shares his first impressions of Iowa with his readers back home in New Zealand.

Two-time Emmy-Award winner and University of Iowa alumnus Marcos McPeek Villatoro will visit the UI campus and local community Sept. 15-18 thanks to a collaboration between the UI Chief Diversity Office and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

A new mobile app helps University of Iowa students access online services, track the latest news and events, and even decide where to eat or do laundry.