Workers on the University of Iowa campus are installing a 1,500-foot removable flood wall to encircle the Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories (IATL) site this week.

"The Student Experience" showcases University of Iowa students who excel academically—inside and outside the classroom. This installment features Alissa Bornhoft, whose struggles with her original area of study (math) eventually uncovered her heart's desire: teaching. These challenges shaped her teaching philosophy: "It's important to be able to connect with all students."

Iowa Now will publish on a lighter schedule Dec. 22-Jan. 9. The Iowa Now Top News email digest will only be sent out once during that time—Monday, Dec. 29, to share a Year in Review through video and photos.

The University of Iowa will repair the pulley system used to raise and lower the U.S. and State of Iowa flags above the Old Capitol Museum over the upcoming academic holiday break.

The University of Iowa College of Law and Cornell College in Mount Vernon have entered into an agreement that will allow undergraduate students at Cornell to earn both their bachelor’s and law degrees in six years.

The University of Iowa will honor December 2014 graduates during a series of commencement ceremonies and other events, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19-20.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason discussed the university's strategy for continuing to provide a high-quality education at the Presidential Forum on Thursday, Dec. 11.

"Iowa Now Minute" is a 60-second roundup highlighting recent UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Thursday in Iowa Now.

University of Iowa Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

You might recognize Forrest Saunders and Lauren Moss, two graduates of the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, who now work at different eastern Iowa television stations.

A team from the University of Iowa captured the top spot in a contest sponsored by The Principal Financial Group that helps one of the nation’s largest insurance companies better market its life insurance plans to a new generation.

The opening bell has rung for the 2016 Iowa Electronic Markets’ presidential and Congressional control markets that give traders the opportunity to buy and sell contracts that will predict the results of the next general election.