This fall, more than 1,800 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students will participate in ceremonies celebrating the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.

STEM Innovator, a program offered by the Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at the University of Iowa, trains high school teachers around the country to teach problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills to their students.

Research from Corinne Peek-Asa of the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds that on-the-job farm injuries are underreported because of gaps in the injury reporting and recording process, making it more difficult to address occupational injuries by agricultural workers.

Corinne Peek-Asa of the University of Iowa College of Public Health, talks about her research highlighting agricultural safety and a recent study that finds on-the-job farm injures are underreported.

Jodie Plumert, a professor of psychological and brain sciences, discusses recent surveys that show the increasing dangers posed by distracted people who are texting while walking.

More than 1,800 University of Iowa students will participate in fall 2019 commencement ceremonies. Use the hashtag #UIowaGrad19 to join the celebration on social media. All commencement ceremonies will be streamed live on the web via the “Iowa Now” website.

The University of Iowa has received approval from the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, to enter into a 50-year partnership involving its utility system with ENGIE North America and Meridiam.

The Academic Advising Center offers programming and one-on-one assistance to more than 10,000 undergraduates in an average fall semester.

Chalmers "Bump" Elliott, who guided men's athletics at the University of Iowa to unprecedented growth and success during his 21 years as director of athletics, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, at 94 years of age.

The 2007 graduate of the Iowa Playwrights Workshop left his home state 20 years ago. While rehearsing his new play, “Greater Clements,” he drove through the lonesome landscapes that still inspire his work.

Fourth-year PhD student Lynn Nakad was playing a scary virtual reality game with her brother when she wondered how this technology could help the medical field. Nakad’s dissertation focuses on the effects that VR has on distracting people suffering from acute or chronic pain and she is working on a project to implement VR as an alternative for pain management therapy at UnityPoint Health—St. Luke...

The National Academy of Inventors has named University of Iowa cystic fibrosis and gene therapy researcher John Engelhardt, PhD, a 2019 Fellow. Engelhardt, who is professor and head of anatomy and cell biology in the UI Carver College of Medicine and director of the UI Center for Gene Therapy, is recognized for his work in developing gene therapies to treat cystic fibrosis.