Physicists led by the University of Iowa have traced the solar activity that caused the 2024 Mother’s Day storms, which spawned 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.

RAGBRAI riders traveled from Onawa to Dubuque last week, and there was no shortage of black and gold across the Iowa countryside.

University of Iowa researchers have identified a less expensive way to calibrate magnetometers, devices that measure magnetic fields. The method uses Earth’s magnetic field and could make the instruments more accessible to students, educators, citizen scientists, and researchers without access to professional testing facilities.

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.