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Dedication of UI’s new College of Pharmacy building set for Oct. 15

Thursday, October 7, 2021
The University of Iowa will host a ceremony Friday, Oct. 15, to dedicate the College of Pharmacy’s new building, which opened to students at the start of the spring 2020 semester but whose dedication ceremony was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ted Abel to present UI’s 38th Presidential Lecture

Thursday, October 7, 2021
Ted Abel, professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute at the UI, will deliver Iowa’s 38th Presidential Lecture on Nov. 7 in the Iowa Memorial Union.
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Epic MegaGrant aims to pair Iowa’s virtual human model with Unreal Engine

Thursday, October 7, 2021
The University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) has received an Epic MegaGrant that will be used to explore the integration of its virtual human, Santos, with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine.
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New UI Anti-Violence Plan addresses findings from 2021 Speak Out Iowa survey

Thursday, September 30, 2021
Through its latest comprehensive anti-violence plan, the University of Iowa continues to enhance efforts to combat sexual misconduct (sexual harassment, technology-facilitated harassment, stalking, dating violence, and sexual violence) on our campus.
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UI alum Daniel Alarcón receives MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Writer and radio producer Daniel Alarcón, who received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 2004, was named a recipient of a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the “genius grant.”
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UI seeks state funding to modernize MacLean Hall

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
The University of Iowa is seeking state funding to modernize an iconic building on campus that is home to one of the fastest-growing undergraduate programs.
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Iowa holds two top-10 programs in ‘US News’ rankings of best universities

Monday, September 13, 2021
The University of Iowa improved its national ranking to No. 33 among public universities, while for the second consecutive year boasting the top public writing program in the country and a top-10 nursing program in the latest rankings published by U.S. News and World Report.
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UI Strategy Team requesting P3 preliminary proposals

Thursday, September 9, 2021
The University of Iowa Strategy Team is accepting letters of intent for FY2023 P3 proposal initiatives that support the university’s strategic priorities.
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Meet Iowa’s 2021–22 shared governance leaders

Wednesday, September 8, 2021
University of Iowa shared governance bodies elect new leadership each spring semester. Check out a Q&A with the new leaders of Faculty Senate, Staff Council, Undergraduate Student Government, and Graduate and Professional Student Government.

Nabhan-Warren publishes new book, Meatpacking in America

Wednesday, September 8, 2021
University of Iowa V.O. and Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair in Catholic Studies Kristy Nabhan-Warren has authored a new book that explores the meatpacking industry and the immigrant experience.

Times of London names Iowa one of world's top universities

Thursday, September 2, 2021
The University of Iowa has been named one of the top universities in the United States and the world in a ranking by the Times of London’s higher education supplement.