University of Iowa alumnus and Cedar Rapids native Jeff Tomsic's feature film directing debut, Tag, opened third at the box office, raking in $14.6 million—more than half of its $28 million price tag—in its first weekend.

Research by Paula Amad, associate professor and department chair of the Department of Cinematic Arts, is quoted in an article by Time magazine about the history of aerial imaging.

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.

Jennifer Croft, who earned an MFA from Iowa in 2003, has been awarded the Man Booker International Prize along with Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, whose novel “Flights” Croft translated into English.

The University of Iowa is leading a movement to change the way science is taught at K–12 schools statewide. With funding from the National Science Foundation, educators at the UI are revising the science curriculum and recruiting and training teachers to better educate Iowa children in the sciences.

University of Iowa alumna Jennifer Croft was named a recipient of the Man Booker International Prize for works of translated fiction on May 22 for her English-language translation of Flights, by Polish author Olga Tokarczuk. Croft received an MFA in literary translation from the UI in 2003.

A new University of Iowa–led study reports educational opportunities and higher incomes may be key to closing the health gap between most black and white Americans. Researchers say socioeconomic factors, mainly wealth and education, influenced the differences in health behaviors between the groups more than other variables.

Lauren Lessing, Mirken Director of Academic and Public Programs at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, has been named director of the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art. She will begin July 31.

A satellite designed and built at the University of Iowa will search the Milky Way for evidence of matter believed missing since the birth of the universe. The HaloSat project, led by physics and astronomy professor Phil Kaaret, is scheduled to launch on May 20.

University of Iowa Interim Provost Sue Curry has named Joseph Kearney interim dean of CLAS. Kearney will begin serving on July 1, when Chaden Djalali’s term ends. Kearney will have the month of June to work with the provost and collegiate leadership to ensure a smooth transition in the college.

Some 4,300 UI students spent a May weekend saying farewell to class work, studying, and treks across campus

Scott Daly, assistant professor in chemistry and an Army veteran, started the Chemistry Platoon after learning UI student veterans weren’t performing as well as their peers. The program has been so successful that Daly has obtained National Science Foundation funding to expand it.