A team of Iowa researchers has developed an interactive online map which allows Iowans to learn more about their private wells, in terms of location and water quality.

A select group of first-year students from rural Iowa communities is learning about research as Rural Scholars. The program was created five years ago by Scott Shaw, associate professor of chemistry, who wasn’t exposed to research as an undergraduate.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

A study by Tippie College of Business researcher Ning Li finds that while workplace stars are no doubt productive, they often hog so much of the spotlight that they kill the motivation of their co-workers and reduce their co-workers' contributions to the team.

University of Iowa Associate Professor Nick Yablon's recent book, Remembrance of Things Present, traces the birth of the time capsule to the Gilded Age, when growing urban volatility prompted doubts about how the period would be remembered—or if it would be remembered at all.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History was awarded a $17,900 grant through the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs' Historical Resource Development Program for critical collections storage upgrades.

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a five-year, $7.5 million grant to a team led by H.S. Udaykumar, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Iowa, and Tommy Sewell, professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri.

The Tippie College of Business has been reaccredited by AACSB International in business and accounting, ensuring the college meets the accrediting organization’s standards of excellence, rigor, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Kari Kozak, head librarian at the Lichtenberger Engineering Library at the University of Iowa, was awarded the 2019 Engineering Library Division Best Poster Award for her non-traditional, interactive poster Tuesday, June 18, 2019, during the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida.

A record 19 University of Iowa students have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct research, attend graduate school, undertake creative projects, or serve as English teaching assistants abroad in 2019–20, with an additional two students selected as alternates.

Physics and astronomy professor Craig Kletzing has been named the inaugural holder of the Donald A. and Marie B. Gurnett Chair. The five-year appointment will begin July 1.

A new instrument being developed at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, with the support of the UI Research Foundation, uses light to simultaneously clean and stimulate the regeneration of healthy tissue in inflamed or infected root canal spaces of the mouth.