For Katherine Valde, Ben Gillig, and dozens of other UI students, months of hard work have paid off. Last week, the Iowa Legislature concluded its 2014 session, which saw lawmakers guarantee an undergraduate resident tuition freeze for the second straight year.

The Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and the University of Iowa Department of Athletics, along with the cities of Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty, are pleased to introduce the second edition of Herky on Parade presented by the University of Iowa Community Credit Union.

The 2014 version of Herky on Parade features the University of Iowa's iconic bird standing tall and triumphant—a reflection of sorts of the pride felt by the 16 UI alumni who participated in the creation of this year’s statues. With the statues unveiled Monday morning, a few alums take us inside their creative process.

The search committee for the University of Iowa Alumni Association President/CEO has invited three finalists to interview with faculty, staff, students, and community leaders. A public forum will be held for each candidate, with the first candidate visiting the UI campus today, Monday, May 5.

More than 20 presentations were given by seniors in the UI College of Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering on Senior Design Day, Friday, May 2, including one on a less invasive way of performing spinal fusion surgery.

The University of Iowa Mobile Museum will visit the Mills County Historical Museum in Glenwood on Friday, May 9, where it will be open to the public from 3 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 1, was a big day for philanthropy on the University of Iowa campus, as the UI and the UI Foundation celebrated the third annual “Phil’s Day.” Short for philanthropy, “Phil” represents all who donate to the university, as well as everyone who benefits from those gifts.

University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development at the University of Iowa has named a scholar in the arts and humanities as its newest faculty fellow. David Gier is a professor and director of the UI School of Music and is the third person to be selected for the Administrative Research Fellows Program, now in its second year.

The UI will recognize 20 graduating students from the UI College of Education's Realizing Educational and Career Hopes (REACH) class of 2014 on Friday, May 9. The UI REACH program is a two-year certificate for students with intellectual and learning disabilities.

The University of Iowa Mobile Museum will bring history, archaeology, and paleontology to Council Bluffs with a stop at the Western Historic Trails Center.

See a roundup of recent University of Iowa activities, research, public engagement, and campus life in Iowa Now Minute.