Drive along North Riverside Drive on the University of Iowa campus and you're sure to notice the progress being made on the future home of the UI School of Art and Art History's numerous studio arts disciplines.

The Voxman Music Building, future home to the University of Iowa School of Music, will open in 2016 boasting a 700-seat recital hall that will be the envy of many programs across the country. Iowa Now provides you with intimate glimpses of the work done over the past few months.

We’re still a week away from the opening of classes, but the air is charged with anticipation.

As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here are the latest developments across academic and business cases.

The Iowa Board of Regents announced on Friday, Aug 14, that candidates for the University of Iowa presidency will participate in public forums from 4:45 to 6:15 p.m. at the Iowa Memorial Union. The on-campus interview process will occur during the weeks of the 24th and 31st of August.

As the UI prepares to welcome students and families for the start of the academic year, the Vice President for Student Life reminds the campus community to make sure they’re up-to-date on their vaccinations. Tom Rocklin reports six UI students have tested positive for mumps in the past few weeks.

For the first time in its 46-year history, the UI Press—long known for its short fiction contest—is coordinating a contest for writers of creative nonfiction.

The University of Iowa will host its 2015 Biomass Fuel Project Field Day. The Biomass Fuel Project was recently recognized as a recipient of the Iowa Governor's Environmental Excellence Award.

UI 3D design students created the UI’s booth for the 2015 Iowa State Fair—a first for both the program and the university. The hexagon—a shape found in the construct of DNA—was used thematically in the booth, as a way to convey innovation, technology, creativity, and research.

University of Iowa and the National Safety Council have launched MyCarDoesWhat.org to help educate consumers about new automotive safety technologies and how they work.

Lyn Redington has been named the University of Iowa’s new assistant vice president and dean of students. She starts at the UI on Aug. 19.

First-year students at the University of Iowa will move into the residence halls Tuesday-Thursday, Aug 18-20. Clinton Street will be rerouted and there's a new plan for students moving into west side halls.