Martin Gallardo wanted to make dietary changes, and he wanted to stick to them. Through liveWELL’s health coach service, he found what he was looking for, and he wants to share his experiences with fellow UI faculty and staff.

UI archivist David McCartney discusses the significance of papers donated to the University of Iowa by civil rights advocate Eric Morton who, along with a UI student, worked to register African Americans to vote in the 1960s. Several documents from the collections are on display at the Coralville Public Library.

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business announced Jan. 9 that it is introducing a new full-time Master of Business Analytics (MSBA) degree at its Iowa City campus. The new program starts in fall 2018. Applications are being accepted on the college’s website.

A University of Iowa initiative called Tiny Trash encourages recycling and reduces waste on campus. More than 2,000 faculty and staff in 18 buildings have joined the effort, which ties into the UI’s goal to divert 60 percent of campus-generated waste to recycling by the year 2020.

Mark Wiesner has spent decades studying the potentially harmful effects of manufactured nanomaterials on the environment. His passion for protecting the planet was nurtured at the University of Iowa College of Engineering, where he worked alongside mentors who introduced him to environmental fieldwork and research.

Jeff Schott, director of the University of Iowa’s Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), has been granted lifetime member status in the Iowa City/County Management Association.

UI President J. Bruce Harreld remarks on the achievements of the fall 2017 graduate class and the necessity of continuing to provide the high-quality education they received.

John Keller has been awarded the 2017 Debra W. Stewart Award for Outstanding Leadership in Graduate Education by the Council of Graduate Schools.

The new Hancher Auditorium has attracted plenty of attention since it opened last year, but the entertainment venue got a brand-new platform Saturday when it was the (alleged) site of a (supposedly) very uncomfortable scholastic spelling bee on Saturday Night Live.

Jamie Achrazoglou, who has worked at the University of Iowa for more than 30 years, is involved with many UI projects. For the past six years, one of her more visible roles has been in Recreational Services, where she teaches Zumba.

Richard (Dick) and Mary Jo Stanley have committed $10 million to support the building campaign for the University of Iowa Museum of Art. The gift, which comes from two generations of the family, will help create a new museum and permanent home for the UIMA collection.

The University of Iowa will honor December 2017 graduates during a series of commencement ceremonies Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 14–17.