During construction on Catlett Residence Hall about 10 a.m. Wednesday, a gas line was hit resulting in a gas leak. Catlett Residence Hall is a new building, currently under construction, and is not occupied by students.

For the third year in a row, orthodontic residents at the University of Iowa’s College of Dentistry won first place in the Resident Case Display Program at the annual meeting of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) April 21–25 in San Diego, California.

The University of Iowa will award honorary degrees to personal computer pioneer Ted Waitt and corporate health and wellness innovator Martín-José Sepúlveda during spring 2017 commencement exercises May 12 and 13.

About 4,800 UI students will receive their degrees at spring 2017 commencement ceremonies, which begin May 11 with the College of Pharmacy and end on May 26 with the College of Dentistry. All other ceremonies will take place May 12–14. Read on for college-specific information, including links to live video.

The University of Iowa Office of the President announced Tuesday, May 2, that Salvador Mena, associate vice chancellor for student affairs at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, is the fourth candidate for the position of vice president for student life.

As NASA’s Cassini spacecraft prepares to shoot the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings for the second time, Cassini engineers are delighted while ring scientists are puzzled that the region appears to be relatively dust-free. William Kurth and Shengyi Ye from the University of Iowa analyzed the data.

The Office of the Provost announced Tuesday, May 2, the third candidate for the position of dean of the College of Nursing. Elizabeth J. Corwin, professor and associate dean for research at the Emory University School of Nursing and Department of Physiology, will visit campus Wednesday and Thursday, May 3–4.

The University of Iowa Office of the President announced Monday, May 1, that Lon Moeller, associate provost for undergraduate education and dean of University College at the University of Iowa, is the third candidate for the position of vice president for student life.

The spring 2017 UI College of Dentistry commencement ceremony will be live streamed at this page Friday, May 26, at 3 p.m. A video recording of the event will be available here after commencement weekend.

A video recording of the spring 2017 UI College of Engineering commencement ceremony is now available for viewing. The event was held Sunday, May 14.

A video recording of the spring 2017 UI Carver College of Medicine commencement ceremony for Bachelor of Science degree candidates is now available for viewing. The event was held Saturday, May 13.

A video recording of the spring 2017 UI Tippie College of Business commencement ceremony is now available for viewing. The event was held Saturday, May 13.