The University of Iowa’s new Visual Arts Building wrapped up its first semester of use, receiving numerous accolades and honors for its innovative and inspiring architecture from “Interior Design,” “Architectural Record,” “The Architects” newspaper, and “WIRED” magazine.

Blake Hickman took advantage of a lengthy absence from baseball by going back to school. Hickman graduated from the University of Iowa on Saturday with a degree in sports studies, almost two years after he left the school to sign a professional baseball contract with the White Sox.

About 1,500 University of Iowa students received their degrees at fall 2016 commencement ceremonies Dec. 16–18. “Iowa Now” captured several celebratory moments at the festivities.

A new University of Iowa study shows men can misjudge a woman’s interest in sex—and they can be taught to do better. Overall, the study’s findings are promising: They show that the ability to read sexual cues is malleable and can be learned.

The University of Iowa’s new Visual Arts Building was named “Best in the Midwest” for 2016. Winners were selected based on evidence of innovation, creative use of new technology, sustainability, strength of presentation, and great design. The building, which opened in August, was designed by Steven Holl Architects.

University of Iowa Professor of Anthropology Russell Ciochon and colleagues from Australia and China have received a crucial grant to study Gigantopithecus blacki, the biggest primate ever to have lived.

Two University of Iowa art students captured this fall’s Hawkeye football season on canvas.

This year’s Outback Bowl–bound Hawkeye football team plays the muse for a pair of University of Iowa art students.

The University of Iowa will award degrees to more than 1,500 graduates during seven ceremonies this weekend.

A video recording of the winter 2016 UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and University College commencement ceremony is now available for viewing. The ceremony was held Dec. 17.

Caitlin Danielson will become the first UI student to graduate with majors in computer science and engineering within the Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree. The degree is a joint effort between the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

University of Iowa physicist Jasper Halekas discussed new findings about the physics surrounding mini shock waves produced on the moon at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in San Francisco on Dec. 14. The findings come from NASA’s ARTEMIS mission, of which Halekas is the deputy principal investigator.