Shamika Patterson, human resources coordinator at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, is one of six participants selected for the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) 2017–18 Wildfire program.

The University of Iowa awarded nearly 4,300 degrees at the close of the 2017 spring semester.

More than 400 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president’s list for the 2017 spring semester.

More than 4,800 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2017 spring semester.

The Iowa Geological Survey’s “rock library,” housed at the University of Iowa Research Park, holds 40,000 rock samples from drilling sites across the state. Other holdings include geodes (the state stone) and fossilized remnants of Iowa’s prehistoric sea.

E. Dale Abel, chair and DEO of the Department of Internal Medicine in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, will deliver the University of Iowa’s 35th annual Presidential Lecture on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018.

Just hours after the first General Assembly of the State of Iowa voted to establish the State University of Iowa in February 1847, a meteorite crashed to the ground in rural Linn County. UI archivist David McCartney shares the story.

The University of Iowa is excited to announce that the dedication of the new Elizabeth Catlett Residence Hall will take place on Friday, July 28. The 12-story residence hall, named for renowned sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett, will be the university’s largest, housing 1,049 students.

The University of Iowa has named five faculty recipients of 2017–18 Big Ten Academic Alliance Leadership Program fellowships.

The University of Iowa’s chief diversity officer, associate vice president, and Title IX coordinator Dr. Georgina Dodge has accepted a position as associate provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Bucknell University, a private institution in rural Pennsylvania. She also will hold the title of adjunct associate professor of English.

Wellness Ambassadors are champions of wellness around campus and work with liveWELL to inspire healthy activities at a local level. This week, “Iowa Now” highlights two Wellness Ambassadors and the work they do for their departments.

Investigators have determined the cause of the fire was accidental and that it was likely started by an idle electrical extension cord.