University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

The University of Iowa is replacing the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). Steve Goddard, who has served as dean since June 2019, will assume a faculty role consistent with his appointment as professor in the Department of Computer Science.

An independent review, begun June 16, of issues and allegations relating to racial disparities within Iowa’s football program is now complete.

For the 16th straight year, the University of Iowa has been designated a “Best Buy” in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.

The UI is at the forefront of many endeavors, and it is our responsibility to lead by example. That includes taking a leadership role in addressing the critical social and cultural dialog of our generation—no matter how difficult such work may seem.

With a new rise in COVID-19 cases in Johnson County in late June, University of Iowa Health Care launched a face-covering campaign asking faculty, staff, students, and health care employees to show why wearing a face covering is important to them.

Alfred L. Martin Jr., assistant professor of media studies at the University of Iowa, says blackness is often cast by the mainstream as “extraordinarily culturally specific,” so then the shows that resonate for the black demographic writ large are defined as “niche” and therefore not as palatable for wide-ranging audiences.

University of Iowa researchers have led a study that investigated the misuse of user data by third-party apps on the social-media platform Facebook. The research team in computer science also developed a methodology that can detect misuse of user data shared with third-party apps.

Montse Fuentes, the University of Iowa executive vice president and provost, has elected to pursue a new opportunity at the university. Kevin Kregel, executive vice provost and senior associate provost for faculty, has been named interim provost.

Funding in support of core UI research activities rose 15% (or $68,581,401), from $466.9 million in Fiscal Year 2019 to $535.5 million in FY20. While a large portion of the increase is attributable to CARES Act Funding, without it the UI still outpaced research funding from any previous year since it began tracking this data.

The College of Public Health has appointed George Wehby, professor of health management and policy, as the John W. Colloton Chair in Health Management and Policy.

LIsa Roth, a researcher in the College of Public Health, encourages parents to stay focused on their children playing outdoors during the distractions of the COVID-19 pandemic.