In September 2016, Jean Robillard announced he would step down as UI vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine once a new leader takes over. University officials expect to announce the results of a nationwide search this fall.

The Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards program is intended to support significant and innovative instructional technology projects that can directly impact student success and retention. Proposals will be accepted through Oct. 16.

Lynette Marshall, president and CEO of the UI Center for Advancement, announces the center's founding as a merger of the UI Alumni Association in the UI Foundation.

The University of Iowa is hosting a speaker series that models civil discourse while discussing modern political controversies. The first speaker, Colin Kahl, former adviser to former President Barack Obama, gave advice about respectful disagreement.

Throughout the 2017/18 academic year, Hancher's Embracing Complexity programming will take a collaborative approach toward creating an understanding of contemporary Islamic cultures and Muslim identity. The project will include performances, classes, exhibits, discussions, and lectures. It also will document and explore the experiences of Muslims in eastern Iowa.

University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic have received a five-year, $12.4 million grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute to continue the Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) for lymphoma research. The UI–Mayo program is the nation's longest-standing lymphoma SPORE.

The University of Iowa has had a front-row seat on NASA’s 13-year Cassini mission around Saturn. An instrument designed and constructed at the UI has studied Saturn’s auroras, rings, months-long storms, and more during the mission, which ends Sept. 15.

A team led by University of Iowa researchers has identified a gene linked to rare kidney-related birth defects. When working properly, a gene called GREB1L activates a cascade of signals that ultimately tells other genes what they need to do to create a kidney.

Funding from liveWELL allowed Hardin Library for the Health Sciences staff to purchase a blender, which they use to make healthy snacks and smoothies. Read on to learn how liveWELL can help you and your office.

The University of Iowa is working with the city of Iowa City to promote better health among residents in three neighborhoods and recently conducted a survey to determine what challenges residents face in improving their health.

The University of Iowa moved up two spots to No. 31 in the latest rankings of the nation’s best public universities, published by the magazine "U.S. News & World Report."

“Jackson Pollock’s ‘Mural’: The Story of a Modern Masterpiece,” a documentary produced by and created at the University of Iowa, has won an Emmy from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.