The 2018–19 season for the University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium once again features an array of world-class artists who will engage the campus and community both on the stage and in a variety of other settings. Read on to learn about this season’s upcoming performances.

Hancher Auditorium’s new programming director, Paul Brohan, says he plans to maintain and honor Hancher’s traditions while pushing forward on new initiatives and developing unique collaborations.

Eastern Iowa resident Aulanda Krause worried that her mother, Monna Metcalf, would never ride her horse again because her prosthetic leg rubbed her skin, causing painful sores. Krause enlisted the help of four University of Iowa biomedical engineering students to create a device that solved the problem.

Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis has appointed Chaden Djalali, professor in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, to be their university’s next executive vice president and provost. Djalali’s last day at the UI will be June 30.

Cole, Lavezzo are named Collegiate Scholars; Baalrud, Bond are named Dean’s Scholars; Adams, Bognar are named Distinguished Associate Professors of Instruction

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa has announced two winners of its 2018 Outstanding Research and Public Engagement Award: Associate Professor Cornelia Lang, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Associate Professor Maurine Neiman, of the Department of Biology.

View the list of May 2018 CLAS graduates with distinction, honors, and Phi Beta Kappa membership.

As part of the Climate for Change Theme Semester, UI urban and regional planning students reimagined a portion of an Iowa City park as a sanctuary for native plants and wildlife. Students recently presented their adaptation plan for the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area to President Harreld and city officials.

A team from the University of Iowa captured the top spot in an annual competition sponsored by the Principal Financial Group that helps the Des Moines–based financial services company better market its product line.

The University of Iowa continues to work with faculty who want to commercialize their research so their work can make a difference in the world and potentially help the state's economy.

A columnist for the entrepreneurial magazine notes the UI study that shows being a jerk at work can cause people to lose sleep, which means they're not performing at their best when they're in the office.

Dave Deyak, associate dean in the Tippie College of Business, says that attending a graduate business program that is a designated STEM not only helps students develop skills employers need, but can also make it possible for international students to remain stateside for longer than they could otherwise.