Every student accepted into the University of Iowa PharmD program is assigned three mentors—peer, faculty, and professional—to provide guidance, advice, and assistance from a real-world point of view.

UI College of Dentistry clinical professor Richard Burton has been appointed president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Thom Jones, who received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Writers' Workshop in 1970, burst from obscurity to become an idiosyncratic literary sensation. Jones passed away Oct. 14 at the age of 71.

A brief ceremony, titled Day of Remembrance: 25th Anniversary of the UI Campus Shooting, will take place at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, on the north side of Old Capitol between Jessup and Macbride halls.

Gregory Howes, associate professor in physics and astronomy, has received an award for his paper published in the journal "Physics of Plasmas." Howes and collaborators were the first group to run supercomputer simulations of the kinetic turbulence in solar wind. He’ll receive the award on Nov. 2.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Yaa Gyasi returns to Iowa City to read from her debut novel, “Homegoing,” which she developed while in the workshop—and which has garnered national praise.

Within the fields of history and journalism, the use of geographic information systems (GIS) has greatly changed the way we visualize, understand, and analyze racial bias within the United States and around the globe. One such project, by UI history professor Colin Gordon, receives recognition in Forbes.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa recognized UI College of Education associate professor Deborah K. Reed as one of the leading advocates of students with learning disabilities in the state.

After interning with the Clorox Co. this past summer in Pleasanton, California, UI engineering student Andrea Diaz was offered a full-time position as a scientist in the company’s research and development department. She will start the job once she graduates from the UI in May.

The UI Police Department began Fair and Impartial Policing (FIP) training this semester after sending a group of officers to a train-the-trainer course in Davenport last spring.

A new, free UI RideShare for faculty, staff, and students can match users for regular commuting or single-trip traveling.

Hundreds of people came together to celebrate the official dedication of the new Voxman Music Building on Oct. 21, 2016.