Thank you to University of Iowa faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends who volunteered to greet fans and fellow Iowans at the 2018 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Without generous volunteers, the UI would be unable to have such a welcoming presence at this important event.

Despite overcast skies and rain showers, University of Iowa students kicked off the 2018–19 academic year with excitement and optimism, and also some last-minute jitters.

The Class of 2022 gathered the night before classes began to celebrate convocation and the President’s Block Party.

A welcome message from President Harreld and Provost Curry detailing some of the campus resources available to students, faculty, and staff.

UI Facilities Management was recently selected for a 2018 APPA Effective and Innovative Practices Award for its Fault Detection and Diagnostics Program.

The University of Iowa will hold two open forums, on August 23 and 27, seeking input from campus on the search for a new executive vice president and provost.

Tippie researcher Andrea Luangrath looks at how businesses communicate with customers on social media using what she calls "textual paralanguage," the use of nonverbal symbols, like ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

Coralville-based IDx uses artificial intelligence technology developed at the University of Iowa to revolutionize the detection of diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease common in people who have diabetes.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a $105,000 grant to Lori Branch, associate professor in the University of Iowa Department of English, to host a three-week seminar for 16 college and university faculty members on the UI campus.

Residence hall move-in for new University of Iowa students kicked off Tuesday, Aug. 14, running through Thursday, Aug. 16. Nearly 700 Iowa volunteers helped things run smoothly as hundreds of undergraduates and their families unloaded vehicles and unpacked belongings in residence hall rooms on both sides of the Iowa River.

The University of Iowa will welcome students back to campus with a host of entertaining and educational activities, including simulated volcanic eruptions, tours of Hancher Auditorium, composting tutorials, and an augmented-reality scavenger hunt in the College of Engineering library.

University of Iowa faculty and students are participating in a historic NASA mission to study the sun. The Iowa team will study the solar wind to better understand its effects on weather around Earth. The Parker Solar Probe mission launched on Aug. 11.