University of Iowa Vice President for Research and Economic Development Dan Reed announced Aug. 14 several senior staff changes to lead the university’s expanding economic development activities.

Sen. Tom Harkin visited the National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa's Oakdale Research Campus on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Four start-up businesses with UI connections are among the 10 finalists seeking $50,000 in prize money in the statewide John Pappajohn Business Plan competition.

In preparation for the return of students and residence hall move-in, the UI is preparing to reopen some major pedestrian pathways across the Iowa River.

The National Iowa Varsity Club and the University of Iowa Athletics Department will induct six individuals into the National Iowa Varsity Club Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Aug. 29. Though open to the public, the deadline to order tickets is Aug. 22.

Visitors to the University of Iowa Mobile Museum will now be able to take home a concrete reminder of their experience—in the form of a coloring book.

Nothing compares to the Iowa State Fair, nor to the Hawkeye faithful who flocked to the University of Iowa's booth over the fair's first couple of days.

This past year, the UI's Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Cities partnered with the city of Muscatine, a community of 23,000 located on the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa.

A group of Roosevelt Middle School students in Cedar Rapids will learn how to harness the power of technology and self-advocacy during a two-day assistive technology camp Aug. 12 and 13 led by staff from the UI College of Education’s Iowa Center for Assistive Technology Education and Research (ICATER).

The Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP), which is partially funded by the University of Iowa, named Jennifer Carlson as its new executive director.

The Iowa Board of Regents has approved a motion to advance work on the sourcing and procurement business case proposed by Deloitte.

Alyas Widita, a graduate student in the University of Iowa’s School of Urban and Regional Planning, will be provided with an in-depth understanding of life in the United States, while receiving opportunities to strengthen his skills in leadership, social entrepreneurship, and communication.