In a message to the campus community, University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld and Senior Vice President for Operations Rod Lehnertz discuss an upcoming construction moratorium and cuts to programs and services that the university will be forced to enact after the most recent state funding cuts.

University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld has appointed Rachel Williams university ombudsperson in the Office of the Ombudsperson. Williams will replace Susan Johnson, who will retire this summer after eight years in the position. Williams’s first day will be July 1, 2018.

As director of diversity programs and K–12 outreach in the University of Iowa College of Engineering, Tracy Peterson looks for ways to increase STEM learning opportunities for minority children. A citizen of the Navajo Nation, he also helped revitalize the annual UI Powwow, an event spotlighting Native American culture.

The versatile Herald Stark Opera Studio in the Voxman Music Building can transform from a classroom to a rehearsal space to a performance venue.

Five MFA students in the famous Iowa Writers’ Workshop came to the UI as teenagers to attend the Iowa Young Writers Studio, a summer camp for high school student writers. They talk about the experiences that have stayed with them.

Faculty, staff, and students in the UI School of Music and Department of Chemistry teamed up to turn physics and chemistry equipment into musical instruments—a project that culminated in a unique and impressive performance.

As experimental filmmaker and UI professor Christopher Harris begins work on his most ambitious project yet, he says he’s fortunate to have found a university community that embraces him and his work.

Lilián Sánchez, vice president of University of Iowa Student Government and a first-generation student, has helped organize the inaugural First-Generation Summit to help others overcome obstacles she faced as the first person in her family to attend college.

Faculty resignations decreased at the University of Iowa in fiscal year 2017, dropping from 4 percent to 3.1 percent. Medical faculty continue to comprise the largest portion of resignations, while most resigning faculty accepted a position at another educational institution.

University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld discusses some of the exceptional research programs housed in the Center for Computer Aided Design.

Find out how the University of Iowa Department of History used social media savvy to raise money during last year’s One Day for Iowa, the 24-hour online give-a-thon.

Leaders from across the UI campus speak about the university’s response to recent budget cuts announced by the Iowa legislature.