At its June 2020 meeting, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved zero increases for tuition and mandatory fees at the University of Iowa for the 2020–21 academic year.

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated delaying in-person finalist visits from the spring search until the fall. Given that delay, university leadership, in consultation with the search committee co-chairs, has decided to immediately relaunch the search and recruit a new and diverse pool of candidates.

A $115 million space mission awarded by NASA to the University of Iowa can now proceed in earnest. Called TRACERS, it will study interactions between the sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields. NASA also approved an extra $7.6 million for a magnetic field instrument to be designed and built at Iowa.

The anger, sadness, and fear felt by our community, and specifically Black communities across our nation, over the killing of George Floyd are justified.

David Thayer, longtime UI design and performing arts faculty member, was a true visionary who dedicated his career to the creation of innovative work, exploring the possibilities of lighting design and mentoring countless artists – always with incredible fidelity, always with tremendous heart.

University of Iowa genetics expert Val Sheffield has converted part of his lab to help fight the coronavirus pandemic by creating a simple specimen-collection method that skips the swab and removes the need for medical personnel. All people have to do is spit in a cup.

Engineers at the University of Iowa and the University Notre Dame are collaborating with a UI College of Public Health faculty member to develop protective equipment that captures and kills viral pathogens, thereby improving protective equipment performance and reusability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yashwant Prakash Vyas, assistant director of Diversity Resources in the University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, was awarded the 2020 Edward S. Blankenship Outstanding Staff Award from Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars.

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.