A University of Iowa professor has received funding to study an imaging technology that could help provide early identification of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

As with other foods that have become trendy, such as acai berries, or widely used, such as palm oil, intensive avocado production is causing significant environmental damage, writes Viridiana Hernández Fernández, assistant professor of history at Iowa.

Growing up in Boulder, Colorado, Sam Young yearned for life on the road as a rock drummer. For more than 10 years, he followed that path, playing in front of thousands while touring in rock bands DeVotchKa and The Samples. Now, after another decade of work as a composer, university instructor, and occasional studio drummer (that’s him on a vintage drum kit in the Paddington movie soundtrack), Young has found a home at the University of Iowa.

David Dowling, a professor in the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has written one new book and edited another.

Julianna Pacheco was one of 28 scholars selected for the 2024 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows.

This spring, more than 5,300 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees during in-person and livestreamed commencement ceremonies, beginning with the College of Pharmacy’s Doctor of Pharmacy ceremony on May 9 and concluding with the College of Dentistry’s ceremony on May 31. Other ceremonies will take place between May 9 and May 18.

As the end of the academic year approaches, it’s time to celebrate all the fantastic work University of Iowa faculty and staff have accomplished this year.

The Iowa Writers’ Workshop director is the recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters award and a MacDowell Fellowship to support and encourage her creative work.

The Iowa Board of Regents has selected six outstanding University of Iowa faculty members to be honored for their extraordinary contributions and sustained record of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

Ten University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and alumni received awards April 16 at the 107th Finkbine Dinner Celebration.

Two University of Iowa faculty are among those selected for the 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship.

Four University of Iowa faculty members have been selected as recipients of the Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards for 2024.