To help support the initiatives outlined in the University of Iowa Strategic Plan 2016–2021, the Chief Diversity Office will continue to focus on four priorities set in January 2018, increase focus on underrepresented minority staff recruitment and retention; and assess and evaluate current programs, services, and initiatives.

The University of Iowa community will explore what the American Dream means to people today during the spring 2019 Theme Semester.

The University of Iowa is leading a series of activities to educate Iowa youth about science. The Science Booster Club began in 2015 and has expanded to include fun, hands-on activities for children in Muscatine and the Quad Cities.

A university search committee has announced the first finalist for the next executive vice president and provost at the University of Iowa.

Brian Richman, a member of the finance faculty in the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business and director of the Hawkinson Institute of Business Finance, analyzes the impact of Standard & Poors' recent decision to downgrade the city of Coralville's bond rating.

The University of Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates will become part of the Office of the Vice President for Research, effective Feb. 1. ICRU promotes undergraduate involvement in mentored research and creative projects at the UI.

Reams has been at the University of Iowa for more than a decade, most recently serving as associate dean of students and director of Student Care & Assistance, which provides support to students experiencing crises or emergency situations.

The University of Iowa search committee for the executive vice president and provost has selected four finalists. The candidates will visit campus over the next three weeks to participate in public forums and meet with faculty, staff, and campus leadership.

The University of Iowa Graduate College appointed Steven M. Varga to the position of associate dean, effective Jan. 1, 2019.

University of Iowa geologists are leading an effort to determine whether an ancient geologic formation in northeast Iowa contains precious minerals. The researchers are dating the underground rocks to find out whether they’re similar to a geologic complex in Minnesota known to possess valuable metals.

Bernie Franks is a grandmother who spent years helping others but always felt something in her own life was left unfinished. She joins the NBC's TODAY show to talk about how she took a big leap and proved it’s never too late to fulfill a promise.

Eman Ismail, a Saudi-trained dentist and a PhD student in the Oral Science Program at the University of Iowa, uses dental composites to treat broken teeth with the goal of improving outcomes in dental-restoration procedures.