On July 1, 2016, Diane Slusarski became departmental executive officer of the University of Iowa Department of Biology. Slusarski is the first woman to lead the department, and she aims to set a new course while being an example of female leadership in a STEM field.

Efthymia Kapnoula, who received master's and doctorate degrees in psychology from the University of Iowa, has received the 2016 European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP) Early Career Publication Award.

The Joffrey Ballet debuts its new rendition of “The Nutcracker” this weekend on the Hancher stage, Chuck Swanson, executive director of Hancher, and Ashley Wheater, artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet, sat down with “Iowa Now” to talk about “The Nutcracker” and the history between Hancher and the Joffrey Ballet.

In a search for a new associate dean, the search committee determined the best course of action was to divide the position’s responsibilities and appoint both finalists, Durham and Getz, enabling CLAS leadership to address immediate key issues surrounding graduate education and outreach and engagement.

University of Iowa space scientists are readying for the final phases of NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn. They hope to learn more about Saturn’s auroras, thunderstorms, and rings from a radio- and plasma-wave instrument designed and built at the UI.

The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the Dec. 1 performance by the UI Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CST. The ensemble will perform in the Voxman Music Building Concert Hall.

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The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the Nov. 17 performance by the UI Symphony Band, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CST. The ensemble will perform in the Voxman Music Building Concert Hall.

A retired firefighter and a CEO were honored as the University of Iowa’s 2016 Mom and Dad of the Year during halftime at the Iowa–Michigan football game on Nov. 12.

The University of Iowa has announced that Jim Leach, former Iowa congressman and chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), will serve as the interim director of the University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA). Leach will take on the role Jan. 1, 2017.

After 30 years, University of Iowa theatre arts professor and directing program head Eric Forsythe plans to retire at the end of the spring semester. Forsythe sat down with “Iowa Now” to talk about his time at Iowa and his final UI play, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.”

The University of Iowa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Resource Center recently marked a decade of serving the community.