Edwin Stone, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Iowa and is the director of the Wynn Institute of Vision Research, was named in "The Ophthalmologist’s" 2016 Power List of the world's 100 most influential people in ophthalmology.

Construction is underway on the South Annex, a 65,000-square-foot addition to the UI Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences. Opening in the fall of 2017, the addition will create opportunities for students, faculty, and staff and help the college prepare its graduates for a global job market.

UI researchers find an association between financials stress and severe domestic abuse, but the discovery doesn't prove one leads to the other.

The Iowa Board of Regents’ granted approval of the description, budget, and schematic design of a new $33.5 million building for psychological and brain sciences on April 21. Construction of the new 66,470-square-foot facility at Gilbert Street and Iowa Avenue will begin in the summer of 2017.

Jim Schroeder, a graduate student in physics and astronomy, has built an instrument to study the physical principles that produce the northern lights. Schroeder will use his $126,000 fellowship from the National Science Foundation to test his instrument this month at UCLA.

[Updated May 4] Open forums taking place through September 2016 are part of an accelerated development process for the upcoming UI Strategic Plan 2016-21.

University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and alumni received some of the institution’s highest honors on April 12 at the 99th Finkbine Dinner. Vice President for Student Life Tom Rocklin was emcee, and UI President Bruce Harreld presented the Hancher-Finkbine Medallions and Distinguished Student Leader Certificates.

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld takes a moment to reflect on UI values and how they improve the value we give our students, our fellow Iowans, and society at large.

Ion Vasi, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Iowa who studies why consumers are drawn to local food and farmers markets, says grocery-aisle gardens fit with a trend in local food in the U.S. and around the world.

On April 28, the University of Iowa campus will plainly see the impact of "Phil." The annual Phil's Day campaign, which "tags" campus locations with gold ribbons to highlight philanthropic benefit, has raised awareness and increased students' philanthropic pursuits.

Paul Hanley, associate professor in the UI College of Engineering, received the spring 2016 Faculty Service Award presented by the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC). The award recognizes a faculty member's commitment to community engagement and the impact on students and partnering communities.

Kelsey Ryder and Shelly Brimeyer, financial literacy specialists in the University of Iowa Office of Student Financial Aid, received special recognition at the spring Iowa Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (IASFAA) conference.