Faculty

A graduation message from President Harreld
Thursday, May 9, 2019
UI President Bruce Harreld writes to Iowa’s spring graduates about the importance of community and how to take what they’ve learned at Iowa out into the wider world.

UI’s liveWELL wins first place in nationwide academic communities awards
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
The National Consortium for Building Healthy Academic Communities (BHAC) named the University of Iowa’s liveWELL program 1st place in the 2019 National Wellness Challenge.
Biking to work helps College of Public Health professor get energized for the day
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
National Bike to Work Week 2019 will take place May 13–19. Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 17.
Hancher’s 2019–20 season to start early with Diana Ross, end late with ‘The Big Splash!’
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Hancher Auditorium’s 2019–20 season will start early with Motown legend Diana Ross and end late with “The Big Splash!”
UIowa’s Afro House, A Safe Space for Black Students
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Since 1968, the Afro-American Cultural Center at the University of Iowa has served as a welcoming and empowering space for the university’s Black students, faculty and staff to find community, engage in activism, receive support and culturally engage with others on and off campus.

Hawkeyes start new business to fund semester at sea
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Former Iowa crew teammates Taylor Williams and Kennedy Voss wanted to take part in Semester at Sea through the University of Iowa’s study abroad program in spring 2019. But they didn’t know how they were going to pay for it.
Ochs hopes to foster inclusivity and compassion in classroom
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Kedibona “Kedi” Ochs hopes to create a classroom for students that fosters inclusivity and compassion. Ochs, who was recently awarded the spring 2019 Mary Maxine Redmond Scholarship, was also selected as the spring 2019 College of Education commencement speaker.
Recent deaths
Monday, May 6, 2019
Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.
From tragedy comes a business opportunity
Monday, May 6, 2019
Erica Cole doesn’t let anything diminish her zest for life. Not even losing a leg. Cole is starting a business that sells custom covers for prosthetic limbs.
Abramoff honored with Iowa Biotech Leader Award
Friday, May 3, 2019
Michael Abramoff, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences in the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, received the 2019 Cultivation Corridor Iowa Biotech Leader Award this week as part of the Iowa Biotechnology Association's annual conference.
UI PhD students selected as inaugural Humanities for the Public Good interns
Friday, May 3, 2019
Nine humanities and humanities-adjacent University of Iowa PhD students have been competitively selected to spend this summer working with local arts and culture organizations on specific projects.
The narrative experiment that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Friday, May 3, 2019
University of Iowa professor Corey Creekmur weighs in on the storytelling used in the Marvel Universe and Avengers: Endgame.
Pagination