The University of Iowa Water Plant was recently recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Dental Association for its contributions toward improving the health of the community through 50 years of water fluoridation.

Two UI College of Dentistry professors have won a multiyear National Institutes of Health grant to study early childhood cavities.

Jennifer Croft, who earned an MFA from Iowa in 2003, has been awarded the Man Booker International Prize along with Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, whose novel “Flights” Croft translated into English.

An exhibition tour across Iowa celebrates the 25th anniversary of the beginning of Iowa Women’s Archive and end of 6-on-6 basketball in the state.

UI student Ishaya David is pursuing a doctorate in pharmacy and a master’s degree in public health as part of a long-term goal to provide sex education and substance use disorder services to youth in his native Nigeria.

The search for a new associate vice president and dean of students at the University of Iowa has been extended. A search committee made up of UI faculty, staff, and students will now work with the Isaacson, Miller, Inc. search firm to find a replacement for Lyn Redington.

At its June 5–7 meeting, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved a 3.8 percent increase for undergraduate resident tuition and a 2.1 percent increase for nonresident undergraduates.

The Walking Scavenger Hunt runs through Aug. 31 and encourages employees to be active by walking all over campus hunting for nine landmarks. This year the hunt gives employees the opportunity to explore stunning facilities such as Voxman Music Building, Catlett Residence Hall, and Hancher Auditorium.

Matsalyn Brown, executive assistant to three consecutive deans of the Tippie College of Business, came to Iowa with her family as part of former Governor Robert Ray's initiative to bring displaced people from Southeast Asia to the state. A member of the Tai Dam, Brown is keeping traditions alive.

A new study co-led by University of Iowa researchers helps clarify how ammonia is present in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Using computer modeling, the researchers found ammonia molecules trapped in liquid cloud droplets are released during convection, where these particles freeze and subsequently collide in the upper atmosphere.

IowaMADE sells surgical devices developed and designed by UI faculty and students.

A study from the UI College of Public Health finds that children with autism spectrum disorder are more than twice as likely to have food allergies than children who do not have ASD, though it did was not able to determine if the two are linked.