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Longevity Awards: March 2022

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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. Awardees receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.
"Mural" is installed on the wall. The empty travel frame lies in the foreground.

'Mural' returns home to UI Stanley Museum of Art after world tour

Thursday, August 4, 2022
After nine years touring Europe and the United States, Jackson Pollock’s Mural is finally home in Iowa City, where it will be on view when the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art reopens Aug. 26.
Iowa fans take a selfie with Herky on Thursday, July 28, in Marble Rock.

Hawkeye pride strong on RAGBRAI 2022

Tuesday, August 2, 2022
As RAGBRAI riders traveled from one side of Iowa to the other last week—Sergeant Bluff to Lansing—there was no shortage of Hawkeye pride.
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UI Hospitals & Clinics remains only hospital in Iowa to be nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Eight specialties rank among the top 10% of programs nationally; Ophthalmology ranks seventh and Ear, Nose, and Throat ranks 31st

Iowa researchers confirm brain region’s role in mind-body communication

Monday, July 25, 2022
Researchers at the University of Iowa have produced definitive evidence that a specific region in the brain, called the subthalamic nucleus, is critical to governing the mind’s communication with the body’s motor control system. The findings could yield advances in treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
Gold leaf is carefully removed from its packaging and placed on the dome.

Old Cap dome gets shiny facelift

Monday, July 25, 2022
Work to replace the gold leaf on the University of Iowa’s most iconic building began in late May and is entering its final phase.
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Invasive species’ success may lie in living fast, dying young

Monday, July 25, 2022
The key to a successful invasion may lie in living fast and dying young. University of Iowa biologists studying a species of freshwater snail found that lineages that were the most successful invaders matured and reproduced more quickly than noninvasive counterparts within the species.

Iowa receives Fiske Guide’s ‘Best Buy’ designation for 18th consecutive year

Thursday, July 21, 2022
For the 18th straight year, the University of Iowa was named a “Best Buy” in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
a graphic showing skin with a tumor (melanoma) and other components such as blood and lymphatic vessels; the magnified portion of the graph shows how nanoparticles attract stimulated immune cells to the tumor site (tumor microenvironment)

University of Iowa researchers create nanoparticle-vaccine combination to target melanoma

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Pharmaceutical scientists at the University of Iowa have found that charged nanoparticles combined with a vaccine were effective in eliminating tumors or extending life span in mice with melanoma tumors. The nanoparticle could be mass manufactured, stored at room temperature, and administered by phy
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Scanlan Family Foundation gives $15 million to name school mental health center, expand services to schools, veterans

Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Thanks to a generous $15 million gift from the Scanlan Family Foundation, the Iowa Center for School Mental Health in the University of Iowa College of Education will be renamed the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health, pending approval from the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.
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Third candidate announced for vice president for legal affairs, general counsel

Tuesday, July 19, 2022
A University of Iowa search committee has announced the third finalist for the next vice president for legal affairs and general counsel.
The BioBlitz takes place at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory next to the Hawkeye Commuter Lot and near the UI Ashton Cross Country Course.

Community assists Iowa research during BioBlitz

Monday, July 18, 2022
Members of the Iowa City community took part in the second annual BioBlitz on July 9 at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory.