Derek Heckman, a University of Iowa junior from Peoria, Ill., has been named a 2013 Beinecke Scholar—the UI’s first winner of the fellowship designed to support advanced study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

The FUTURE in Biomedicine program brings faculty and students from Iowa's primarily undergraduate institutions to work with UI biomedical scientists in summer-long research collaborations.

Doug Eltoft, chief technology officer for the College of Engineering, received the inaugural IT Leadership Award in recognition of his visionary capacity to imagine, collaborate, design, and create an ever-changing and robust computing environment.

Continued favorable weather forecasts, dropping levels in the Coralville reservoir, and lower-than-anticipated flow and elevation of the Iowa River through Iowa City are giving the University of Iowa a chance to catch its collective breath and begin taking a longer view of campus operations through the summer.

Thanks to the University of Iowa College of Education's REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) Program, Daniel Peters has landed a dream job with Carousel Nissan in Iowa City, where the car connoisseur is contributing his time and talents.

Standing on the Iowa Memorial Union footbridge, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds surveyed the University of Iowa’s defenses against a swollen Iowa River, remarking on just how much the state has learned about floods and flood protection over the past five years.

The University of Iowa continues to closely monitor projections of Coralville Reservoir outflow and Iowa River flow through Iowa City, adjusting protective measures accordingly. Monday, June 3, flood projections are more optimistic than last week’s.

A swollen Iowa River is making travel to campus more difficult, but all activities at the Levitt Center for University Advancement June 7-9 will go on as scheduled.

Living a life immersed in technology has become part of the culture for digital natives and one unfamiliar to many parents and educators. Adults need to work on finding ways to help teens navigate the social dilemmas of a digital world.

MusicIC, Iowa City’s summer chamber music festival, returns June 12-16 for its third season, which will also be its first season as a Summer of the Arts Event. The festival includes three evening concerts, a Sunday afternoon family concert, and a mid-week discussion and performance of “love and loss in poetry and music.” And it’s all free and open to the public.

Daniel Reed, vice president for research and economic development at the University of Iowa, will discuss advanced computing at a congressional briefing organized by the American Chemical Society on June 4 in Washington.

John P. Culshaw, senior associate dean of libraries at the University of Colorado, Boulder, has been named university librarian for the University of Iowa, effective Aug. 1.