The Iowa women’s basketball team has advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 after winning its final two games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season.

University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson has named Denise Jamieson, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Carver College of Medicine, and Jamie Jorgensen, vice president for legal affairs and general counsel, as co-chairs of a committee tasked with selecting the next vice president for research.

NASA delegates visited the University of Iowa on March 7-8 to learn about the largest externally funded research project in institutional history.

The national spotlight is on the Iowa women’s basketball team—and the nation’s all-time leading scorer Caitlin Clark—like it’s never been before. And we’re soaking it all in.

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 a letter of appreciation from the Office of the Provost.

Four University of Iowa faculty members are recipients of the 2024 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence, recognizing their exceptional and ongoing contributions to student learning and success.

J. Martin (Marty) Scholtz, who has served as the University of Iowa vice president for research since 2019, will step down from his role as he nears completion of his five-year term. The university will immediately launch a national search for its next vice president for research (VPR). Scholtz has agreed to continue as VPR until his successor begins.

As the University of Iowa and UI Health Care look ahead to the additional staff and patients a new inpatient tower will bring to the west side of campus, so too will come the need for more parking. The UI will ask the Iowa Board of Regents at its Feb. 28 meeting for permission to proceed with planning an additional parking ramp on the west half of the parking lots adjacent to the College of Dentistry building.

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.”