On the last day of fall classes 50 years ago, the December weather was so delightful that University of Iowa School of Music professor Bob Yeats and his tuba students decided to stage a spontaneous holiday concert on the Pentacrest lawn. 

Representing eastern Iowa in the U.S. House of Representatives for three decades, Leach developed a close connection to the UI, eventually serving as a faculty member in the College of Law and as interim director of the Stanley Museum of Art.

On Dec. 19—22, more than 1,700 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees during in-person and livestreamed commencement ceremonies, beginning with the College of Education’s undergraduate and Teacher Education Program recognition Dec. 19 and concluding with the College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and University College ceremonies on Dec. 22.

Construction of a new roundabout along Newton Road is nearly complete and will open the week of Dec. 16, barring any unforeseen complications. Only minor landscaping in the center of the roundabout remains.

A University of Iowa search committee has announced the third candidate for the next dean of the College of Law.

Barrett (Barry) W. Thomas has been named the next associate provost for faculty and strategic operations in the University of Iowa Office of the Provost. Thomas, the senior associate dean and Gary C. Fethke Research Professor in Business Analytics in the Tippie College of Business, will begin a part-time appointment in January 2025, transitioning to full-time on July 1, 2025.

A University of Iowa search committee has announced the second candidate for the next dean of the College of Law.

A University of Iowa search committee has announced the first candidate for the next dean of the College of Law.

The search committee for the next dean of the University of Iowa College of Law is pleased to announce that three candidates will participate in campus visits in early December. Each candidate will participate in an open forum and meet with faculty, staff, students, shared governance, and campus leadership.

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education awards UI a gold rating for its sustainability efforts in curriculum, energy use, and more.

The University of Iowa is uniquely known for being a place where art meets science, where students are encouraged to explore and innovate across these disciplines. Paras Bassuk, UI’s newest Rhodes Scholar, personifies exactly what that means—and more.

Israel Wipf, a graduate student in the Department of Biology, won the 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, in which graduate students share their research in three minutes or fewer to a general audience. Wipf is using fruit flies as a living organism to explore the connection between obesity and cancer.