Every day, researchers at the University of Iowa are seeking answers to questions that will change the health and well-being of people who live in our state and beyond. External funding in fiscal year 2026 allowed UI researchers to translate ideas into discoveries.

Over the Fourth of July weekend, the Savannah Bananas rolled into town for two unforgettable sold-out Banana Ball games, transforming Kinnick Stadium into a baseball field unlike anything fans had ever seen.

The Savannah Bananas will play two sold-out games at Kinnick Stadium on July 3 and 4, which coincides with a Big & Rich concert on July 3 in Coralville and the Iowa City Jazz Festival on July 3–5 in downtown Iowa City. For those traveling in or around Iowa City on those dates, be award of increased traffic and potential parking challenges.

The University of Iowa has allocated up to $15 million in P3 funding for fiscal year 2027 to support high-impact initiatives aligned with the university’s strategic plan.

A physics team led by the University of Iowa has described a “super expanded” magnetic cloud created by a coronal mass ejection on the sun. The team tracked the cloud as it approached Earth. The new information could lead to better predictions of future, super expanded magnetic clouds.

University of Iowa researchers recommend a daily mix of movement and sleep, along with a cap on sedentary time, to lower the risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.

A University of Iowa-led research team has documented how energy from the sun interacts with Earth’s magnetic field and moves closer to our planet, using detailed electron measurements. The study marks the first published results from TRACERS, the approximately $170 million NASA-funded mission and the largest external research award in university history.

The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents to move forward with plans to construct a new field hockey operations building adjacent to Grant Field and to proceed with planning renovations to Carver-Hawkeye Arena. 

Wildfires over the past decade have led to rises in surface ozone pollution across much of the continental United States, creating unhealthy air and contributing to hundreds more premature deaths annually, according to a new study published in the journal Science. Researchers warn that surface ozone pollution could continue to worsen as wildfires become more prevalent.

Every year, more than 1 million visitors enter the quiet, reverent space inside the National Archives Rotunda in Washington, D.C., to see three of America’s founding documents: the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. However, few realize as they peer through the protective glass that they’re also getting a glimpse of University of Iowa ingenuity. Each of these three treasured historical documents (known collectively as the Charters of Freedom) rests on a sheet of custom archival paper created by hand by papermaking specialists at the UI’s Center for the Book (UICB).