A project designed to improve safety on one of campus’ most heavily-used pedestrian walkways will begin this month.

What started as a 24-year-old just asking for beer money during the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game on Sept. 14 ended Tuesday with nearly $3 million raised for the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital.

The New York Times features research on a parasitic wasp by Department of Biology Associate Professor Andrew Forbes and graduate student Anna Ward. The crypt-keeper wasp preys on at least seven other unrelated species of wasps to better ensure its survival. Biology Letters published the paper.

Sue Hettmansperger, professor emeritus in the School of Art and Art History, will present a one-person exhibition of her artwork (painting and collage) at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

People are more apt to make mistakes when they switch from one task to another, which could lead to catastrophe if it happens in space. A UI researcher is using a NASA grant to help astronauts reduce the amount of time it takes to focus on a new task.

New Scientist features a study by Department of Biology associate professor Andrew Forbes and graduate student Anna Ward that report a type of parasitic wasp, the crypt-keeper wasp, preys on at least seven other, unrelated species of wasps to better ensure its survival.

Cornelia Lang, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, speaks to The Atlantic about mysterious filaments emanating from the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

University of Iowa has been invited by The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) to join the CPED’s consortium of 115 institutional members. The UI will work with other consortium members to redesign professional practice preparation for the improvement of PK-20 education and the organizations that support it.

As part of a statewide initiative, the University of Iowa is offering free test kits to Iowans outside of Johnson County so they can measure the levels of lead in their home’s drinking water.

Provost Fuentes discusses her hopes and ideas for the University of Iowa in her first message to campus.

A committee is working with the search firm Isaacson, Miller, Inc. to find a replacement for Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Lyn Redington, who was named vice president for student life at Idaho State University in January 2018. The candidate previously selected did not ultimately accept the role.

This year, members of the University of Iowa campus community will see new buildings open and construction begin on others, as well as renovations, demolitions, and new landscaping.