Hancher Auditorium and Voxman Music Building on the University of Iowa campus were named winners of the prestigious 2018 American Architecture Awards for the best new buildings designed and constructed by American architects in the U.S. and abroad and by international architects for buildings designed and built in the United States.

The University of Iowa Water Plant was recently recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Dental Association for its contributions toward improving the health of the community through 50 years of water fluoridation.

Two UI College of Dentistry professors have won a multiyear National Institutes of Health grant to study early childhood cavities.

The search for a new associate vice president and dean of students at the University of Iowa has been extended. A search committee made up of UI faculty, staff, and students will now work with the Isaacson, Miller, Inc. search firm to find a replacement for Lyn Redington.

At its June 5–7 meeting, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved a 3.8 percent increase for undergraduate resident tuition and a 2.1 percent increase for nonresident undergraduates.

The Walking Scavenger Hunt runs through Aug. 31 and encourages employees to be active by walking all over campus hunting for nine landmarks. This year the hunt gives employees the opportunity to explore stunning facilities such as Voxman Music Building, Catlett Residence Hall, and Hancher Auditorium.

Matsalyn Brown, executive assistant to three consecutive deans of the Tippie College of Business, came to Iowa with her family as part of former Governor Robert Ray's initiative to bring displaced people from Southeast Asia to the state. A member of the Tai Dam, Brown is keeping traditions alive.

Building on a century of hydroscience research, the University of Iowa enters a new era of activity aimed at solving Earth’s biggest environmental issues.

The Richard E. Kerber HeartSafe Initiative aims to train University of Iowa faculty and staff working in non-medical buildings in CPR and the use of AEDs. The initiative also will increase the number and visibility of AEDs on campus.

The search committee in charge of seeking the next vice president for research and economic development at the University of Iowa has been constituted. The committee is expected to begin its search this summer.

The UI will continue to participate in the MidAmerican Energy Company energy curtailment program and receive payment for reducing electricity demand, but all electrical offsets will be made by increasing on-campus electrical generation rather than reducing air conditioning in UI campus buildings.

Natalia Reyes, an MFA student in the world-renowned Iowa Writers’ Workshop, has received a 2018 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. The fellowship will allow Reyes to focus entirely on her writing while at Iowa. She is the second Workshop writer to receive the prestigious award.