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James Jorgensen named new vice president for legal affairs and general counsel

Thursday, August 11, 2022
James D. Jorgensen, senior counsel at Husch Blackwell LLP in Denver, Colorado, has been named the new vice president for legal affairs and general counsel at the University of Iowa.
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Longevity Awards: June 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.
Student art piece 175th

Longevity Awards: May 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.
Student art piece 175th

Longevity Awards: April 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.
Student art piece 175th

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.