A study from the College of Public Health finds that farm vehicle vibration can significantly contribute to chronic back and muscle pain in farmers who drive them, and researchers hope their study leads to design changes that make farm work less painful.

The University of Iowa is seeking to become the nation’s next HEARTSafe Campus. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to take CPR training, including instruction on using Automatic External Defibrillators. President J. Bruce Harreld has set a goal of qualifying for designation during the spring 2019 semester.

UI officials, including President J. Bruce Harreld, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Interim Dean Joseph Kearney, and psychological and brain sciences faculty spoke at a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 8 to celebrate the new building that will transform the department’s teaching and research.

The Obermann Center for Advanced Studies will host two grants totaling nearly $1.6 million from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: one for a 2019–20 Mellon Sawyer Seminar titled “Imagining Latinidades: Articulations of National Belonging,” and a four-year grant for “Humanities for the Public Good: An Integrative, Collaborative, Practice-Based Humanities PhD.”

Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter and his daughter Céline used the iconic University of Iowa building as the backdrop for a thrilling visual display Oct. 4, during the Iowa stop of the Light Art Grand Tour USA.

This year’s Working at Iowa Survey includes nine new questions that measure employee engagement. The survey runs from Oct. 3 to 17.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has renewed a $4.3 million grant to the University of Iowa College of Public Health for a project to identify factors in early pregnancy that may increase the risk of major structural birth defects.

University of Iowa students who take classes in dance, music, and theater not only learn from accomplished faculty members but also from more than 200 guest artists each year.

The UI is a drone no-fly zone. All faculty, staff, students, volunteers, visitors, and members of the public who wish to fly a drone on campus or fly a university-owned drone off campus must obtain an exception to the no-fly policy from UI Risk Management.

Dentistry professor Hanan Elgendy uses art to help first-year dental students understand tooth structure and form. Bringing art into the dental simulation lab not only sharpens students’ eye for detail but also helps them create better dental restorations and tooth replacements, says Elgendy, who started teaching tooth art in 2017.

UI Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

UI Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.