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UI Dance Marathon raises $1.5M in year 31
Monday, February 10, 2025
Congratulations to the participants, volunteers, donors, and families involved in the University of Iowa's Dance Marathon 31, which took place Feb. 7—8 at the Iowa Memorial Union.

Co-chairs named for associate provost and Graduate College dean search
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel has named Ann McKenna, dean of the College of Engineering, and Adam Dupuy, associate professor in the Carver College of Medicine, as co-chairs of the search committee for the next associate provost for graduate and professional education and dean of the University of Iowa Graduate College.

Dealing with writer's block? These tips can help
Monday, February 3, 2025
Writer’s block can be a common hurdle during any writing project. If you find yourself stuck, consider these tips to help you overcome your block and make a great project.

Fan, Hunter to present UI’s 42nd Presidential Lecture
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Weiguo (Patrick) Fan, Henry B. Tippie Excellence Chair in Business Analytics and professor in the Tippie College of Business and faculty director of the Tippie Analytics Cooperative, and Eric J. Hunter, department executive officer and professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Harriet B. and Harold S. Brady Chair in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will deliver the University of Iowa’s 42nd Presidential Lecture.

Mariola Espinosa receives prestigious NEH grant
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Mariola Espinosa, associate professor of history in Latin American Studies, was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant, the nation’s most prestigious humanities scholarship.

2024 Working at Iowa survey shows improvement across campus
Thursday, January 23, 2025
The 2024 Working at Iowa survey showed improvement in 14 out of the 19 questions, including more than 94% of respondents who said they understand their work expectations and are treated with respect by their supervisor.
9 UI online programs earn national honors
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
U.S. News & World Report has ranked nine University of Iowa programs among the best in the country in its new ranking of online programs.

Fruit flies’ courtship song may hold key to controlling mosquitoes
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
University of Iowa researchers have found and confirmed a gene that allows female fruit flies to get on the same frequency as courting males. Mosquitoes have the same gene and a similar courtship ritual, meaning that canceling the gene could in theory control mosquito population growth.

Amanda Haertling Thein named dean of University of Colorado Boulder School of Education
Friday, January 17, 2025
Amanda Haertling Thein, the University of Iowa’s associate provost for graduate and professional education and dean of the Graduate College, has accepted the position of dean at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education. She will begin the position on July 1.

New UI mass email policy takes effect Jan. 13
Thursday, January 9, 2025
A new mass email policy for campus will go into effect on Monday, Jan. 13. The policy, administered by the Office of the Vice President for External Relations and the Office of Strategic Communication, is the result of a campus communications survey and evaluation of existing policies of peer and other Big Ten institutions.

Get moving! UI study finds physical activity reduces chronic disease risk
Thursday, January 2, 2025
University of Iowa researchers are recommending all patients be surveyed about their physical activity levels, after a new study underscores the link between physical activity and chronic disease. Results appear in "Preventing Chronic Disease," from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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