Richard Burton, professor in the UI College of Dentistry, has assumed the role of president of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS). This one-year commitment represents the seventh of his eight years of service with the ABOMS board of directors.

The UI Academic Technologies Advisory Council will accept proposals for the Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards through Oct. 17. The council encourages the nomination of projects that promote collaborative learning strategies and student use of emerging technologies for teaching and learning.

University of Iowa engineering alumna Alyssa Reinhardt is an operations team leader at DuPont Industrial Biosciences, where she leads a team of 15 people focused on the company’s supply chain.

The new Visual Arts Building is filled with cutting-edge technology to help artists create, but it rests on a foundation of one basic element: light.

University of Iowa employees have numerous reasons for contributing to the UI during the annual We Are Phil faculty and staff giving program, which will take place Oct. 10–14 this year. Read on to see what motivates people to give.

The Threat Assessment and Care Team combines expertise in the areas of law enforcement, mental health, student services, organizational effectiveness, employment law, and other legal issues to provide an integrated and coordinated approach for early identification, assessment, and management of behaviors that threaten the well-being of the UI community.

President Barack Obama recently named Glenbard East High School Dean Mike Fumagalli a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Fumagalli earned a bachelor's degree in athletic training and a master's degree in science education from the University of Iowa.

University of Iowa professor David Cwiertny has been selected to serve as minority staff for the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Despite a disappointing 38–31 loss to Northwestern on the football field, the University of Iowa’s 2016 Homecoming festivities provided faculty, staff, students, and alumni with a lot to cheer about throughout the week.

After researching the Scattergood Hostel in West Branch, Iowa—a former home for refugees escaping Nazi Germany—for a history course last spring, University of Iowa junior William Simpson went on to complete an independent study of Scattergood throughout the summer.

The Studio Arts Division of the School of Art and Art History is pleased to be back on campus and to have one of the best academic art buildings designed anywhere in decades as its new home.

The University of Iowa today announced that Jean E. Robillard, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, plans to step down from his leadership role overseeing UI Health Care.