The University of Iowa Libraries has announced the establishment of the Jack B. King University Librarian Chair. Sue Curry, interim executive vice president and provost, has appointed university librarian John P. Culshaw to hold the new endowed chair.

University of Iowa film professor and comics scholar Corey Creekmur weighs in on why the nation's capital is rarely the site of climatic confrontations. The reasons range from comic-book history to Hollywood antagonism.

The University of Iowa and the Facilities Management Landscape Services Tree Crew were recently honored with the 2017 Tree Campus USA award at the 28th Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Des Moines.

Department executive officers can face a steep learning curve. To help DEOs navigate new territory, the UI began the DEO Leadership Development Program, co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and University Human Resources.

Cholesterol-lowering drugs are more likely to save thousands of additional lives when used in people with higher levels of LDL cholesterol, or “bad” cholesterol, according to a new study from the University of Iowa, published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association.”

Kathleen V. Jameson, former president and CEO of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the second finalist for the next director of the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art. She will visit campus Wednesday and Thursday, April 18 and 19.

Catherine M. Hale, director and curator of Creative Campus Galleries at Sheridan College in Mississauga, Ontario, and former curator of African and non-western art for the UI Stanley Museum of Art, is the first finalist for the UI Stanley Museum of Art director. She will visit campus April 16–17.

A partnership between the UI College of Nursing and the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic provides the clinic with a nurse practitioner and a steady supply of nurse practitioner students to treat patients, most of whom have no health insurance and limited access to medical care.

ABAL Therapeutics, a business started by three University of Iowa students that designs software providing therapy for children with autism, recently won the grand prize at Texas Christian University’s prestigious Values and Ventures business startup competition.

Alexis Madsen, along with seven other student employees and supervisors, will be honored for their work during the 2017–18 National Student Employment Week, April 9–13.

In a message to the campus community, University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld and Senior Vice President for Operations Rod Lehnertz discuss an upcoming construction moratorium and cuts to programs and services that the university will be forced to enact after the most recent state funding cuts.

The University of Iowa has named Steve McGuire acting director of the UI Stanley Museum of Art as former interim director Jim Leach returns to teaching and three finalists for the permanent position prepare to visit campus.