The Office of Outreach and Engagement awarded four grants to support projects and initiatives making a significant impact in Iowa communities.

Ahead of their Free Speech Day: Challenges of the First Amendment in Modern America event, “Iowa Now” sat down with Jasmine Mangrum and Josh Schoenfeld, vice president and president, respectively, of UI Graduate and Professional Student Government, to get their take on free speech issues on college campuses.

President Harreld discusses the important research that public universities contribute to the world and raises concerns about what happens when institutions like the UI lose public support.

MFA student Robby Scott was born near Oakland, California, into a family with quick tempers, abusive tendencies, mental illness, and unfortunate affections for drugs and alcohol. Now married and planning to stay in Iowa to teach art, Scott says his craft helps him put his life in perspective.

With spring soon bringing cyclists back to the roadways, “Iowa Now” sat down to talk with Cara Hamann, an associate in the University of Iowa College of Public Health who’s using her bike safety research to influence public policy and keep riders from getting hurt.

The annual report also projects an estimated 17,400 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowa residents this year. Breast cancer will remain the most common type of cancer diagnosed among females, while prostate cancer remains the most common type among males.

Former UI President David Skorton, now secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, will return to campus March 30 to present the talk “Education and What We Value: How STEM and the Liberal Arts Nourish Each Other.”

Six people have been selected to receive 2016–2017 Diversity Catalyst Awards, which are sponsored by the Chief Diversity Office and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity.

Allison Bruhn, an assistant professor of special education in the College of Education, has received the 2017 Ted Carr Initial Researcher Award.

Cheryl Reardon, chief human resources officer at the UI, explains how the work of the Talent@Iowa committees formed last fall will benefit the university community.

Wall Street financial firms have accelerated their hiring process for college interns, and the UI’s Hawkinson Institute of Business Finance is among the business school leaders in adapting to the new schedule, ensuring finance majors continue to get good placements and good jobs after graduation.

Students in the Tippie College of Business’ Masters in Accountancy program are learning about real-life customer engagements this spring while providing a public service to Iowa City taxpayers, helping the city government improve its accounting processes and procedures.