Iowans’ alcohol consumption—in volume and frequency—is among the highest in the nation and puts residents at greater risk for cancer. The 2024 Cancer in Iowa report notes Iowa has the fourth-highest incidence of alcohol-related cancers in the U.S. and the highest rate in the Midwest.

Stephanie Gantz, assistant professor in the Carver College of Medicine, has been named a 2024 Sloan Research Fellow for her work studying the brain.

The University of Iowa’s commitment to student success, including recent initiatives, has contributed to higher four-year graduation and retention rates.

Christopher Coffey, professor in the College of Public Health, and Cristina Tilley, professor in the UI College of Law, will present this year’s lecture, “Pathways to Discovery: Clinical and Legal Trials, Academic Rigor, and Public Perceptions.”

The University of Iowa will continue to use Mayflower Residence Hall during the 2024-25 academic year, as more than 1,500 returning students in their second, third, and fourth years have applied to live on campus. The university also is seeing a record level of applications from prospective students for fall 2024.

A new study led by the University of Iowa has determined that extremely premature infants fed donor milk fare just as well in neurodevelopment as those fed formula. The researchers also found that death rates from a life-threatening disease were halved in infants who were fed donated milk.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has again named the University of Iowa a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students. This is the eighth year the UI has received the honor, given to U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

U.S. News & World Report has ranked seven University of Iowa programs among the best in the country in its new ranking of online programs.

Congratulations to the participants, volunteers, donors, and families involved the University of Iowa's Dance Marathon 30, which took place Feb. 2—3 at the Iowa Memorial Union.

The University of Iowa is now partnering with Herff Jones as the official vendor for regalia and other commencement apparel, to help all graduates show their Hawkeye pride.