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.

The UI’s MADE program harnesses the existing capabilities of faculty and staff, as well as specialized university manufacturing and prototyping facilities, to create a “virtual” medical device company. MADE provides a system for bringing innovative but inexpensive medical inventions into production.

The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety is rolling out a new ride-request application for those on campus to schedule a safe ride home during the evening and early morning hours.

A new, growing group of scientists at the University of Iowa is researching how to address the storage and potential reuse of nuclear waste. Armed with grants from various federal agencies, UI faculty in chemistry, engineering, and radiology also are educating undergraduate and graduate students about the work.

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. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

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. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

Kevin Washburn, Regents professor of law and former dean at the University of New Mexico School of Law, has been named the N. William Hines dean of the University of Iowa College of Law. He will begin on June 15.

Howard Hu, founding dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Professor of Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Global Health, and Medicine at the University of Toronto, is the second candidate for the next UI College of Public Health dean. He will visit campus March 20 and 21.