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New Health Sciences Academic Building provides state-of-the-art space to 3 UI programs

Thursday, August 27, 2026
The Health Sciences Academic Building now houses three top-ranked programs — Communications Sciences and Disorders; Health, Sport, and Human Physiology; and Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences — all under one roof.
Denis Candido, assistant professor in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy and a co-corresponding author on the study

Ultra-tiny diamond sensors could offer a more precise look inside living cells

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
A research team co-led by the University of Iowa has developed a new approach for sensors made out of nanodiamonds to more accurately measure the temperature in cells. The findings could improve tools for studying disease, such as cancer.
Photo of Old Capitol and a blue sky with clouds

12 things you may have missed over the summer

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Wondering what you might have missed while you were away from campus this summer? Here are 12 stories to get you caught up.
Graduate Building along the river

Updates on 7 campus construction projects

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Several University of Iowa construction and renovation projects made progress over the summer, with additional work planned throughout the fall semester.
Caitlin Clark book vending machine

PHOTO GALLERY: Caitlin Clark Foundation gives book vending machine to pediatric patients

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital received a book vending machine from The Caitlin Clark Foundation.
A portrait of author Tony Tulathimutte

Iowa grad Tony Tulathimutte receives inaugural Jack Galef Literary Arts Award

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Award-winning author and Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Tony Tulathimutte is the inaugural recipient of the Jack Galef Literary Arts Award. The new literary prize administered by the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop is one of the largest literary prizes awarded in the United States.
Beth Goetz high-fives students at Kinnick Stadium

UI extends contract of Athletics Director Beth Goetz

Thursday, August 20, 2026
The University of Iowa has extended the contract of Athletics Director Beth Goetz through Jan. 31, 2032, providing continuity in the leadership of Hawkeye athletics as the college sports landscape continues to shift.
An exterior photo of the Boyd Law Building

UI launches search, names committee for next College of Law dean

Thursday, August 20, 2026
The University of Iowa has launched a national search for the next dean of the College of Law. The search comes as Dean Todd Pettys approaches the end of his term leading the college on June 30, 2027.
A graphic illustration of the circuits of the brain

UI researchers reveal deeper workings of brain’s information hub

Sunday, August 16, 2026
A University of Iowa-led research team has shown in detail how a region of the brain called the frontoparietal cortex manages the flow of information and guides decisions and responses. The findings may inform future research into how this process is altered in neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center

Legacy built at Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center continues

Thursday, August 13, 2026
The Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center was the home of leading communication sciences and disorders work for more than 50 years.
a photo of the Mother's Day geomagnetic storm, shot by StormChaserAmelia - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=148271060

Researchers trace solar outbursts that led to historic Mother’s Day geomagnetic storm on Earth

Friday, August 7, 2026
Physicists led by the University of Iowa have traced the solar activity that caused the 2024 Mother’s Day storms, which produced auroras that may have been the strongest on record in 500 years. The researchers say 10 solar outbursts combined to form a gigantic magnetic cloud that created an intense geomagnetic storm on Earth.