Inside homes across the country and around the world, friends and family of more than 5,400 graduates celebrated a historic virtual commencement for the University of Iowa class of 2020.

Spring rains wash away some pollen, but not all. University of Iowa researchers have found tree pollen fragments can remain airborne for hours after a storm. The tiny particles can make their way deep into the lungs, exacerbating allergies.

Three University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine faculty and staff have received gap funding for innovative translational research projects that potentially could lead to new, commercially viable medical devices or technologies.

A University of Iowa graduate student in physics has been selected to conduct year-long research at a U.S. Department of Energy facility. Lucas Beving will do research with the low temperature plasma research group at Sandia National Lab, in New Mexico.

OVPR recognized faculty, staff, and students who stand out for their commitment to discovery, their shepherding of young students, their entrepreneurship, their gifts as research communicators, and their support of the campus research enterprise with the office's annual Celebrating Excellence Awards.

The search for the next dean of the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is being extended to allow for on campus visits in the fall, the search committee co-chairs announced Thursday.

University of Iowa biologists have learned animals can alert future offspring of dangers they will encounter. In studies with roundworms and mouse cells, researchers showed how mothers pass chemical signals to their unfertilized eggs, where the warning is stored and passed to offspring.

President Harreld shares a message with campus about the resilience of our institution and the ways Hawkeyes are both helping people in the here and now and looking toward the future. Read his full message on Iowa Now.

Professor Corinne Peek-Asa and Professor Caroline Tolbert were named the inaugural awardees of the new University of Iowa Distinguished Professorship program by the Office of the Provost.

The University of Iowa will launch a redesigned homepage website at uiowa.edu on May 26 that will focus on prospective students and will reflect new institutional brand guidelines.

Each year, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, honors six faculty and six staff at the University of Iowa for their extraordinary contributions and sustained record of excellence. Each award recipient receives $1,000 and is honored at a special awards ceremony and celebration.

The Society of Professional Journalists on May 12 named The Daily Iowan the 2019 Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper in the country.