Inspired by a colleague and LiveWELL, Marcus Powell invited others in his office to join the marathon challenge: Over the course of 20 days, participants worked to complete a half (13.1 miles), full (26.2 miles), or ultra (31 miles) marathon.

Hannah Bormann was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 14. As a patient at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, not only did she have surgery that successfully removed the malignancy, she was inspired to pursue a career in health care.

The University of Iowa awarded more than 5,700 degrees at the close of the spring 2020 semester.

UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital is listed among the nation’s best in five specialties in the new 2020–21 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online today by U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice.

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More than 8,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2020 spring semester.

Two University of Iowa physicists are helping chart the future for fusion energy and plasma science in the United States. Scott Baalrud, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Fred Skiff, chair and professor, are outlining a 10-year vision for fusion energy.

More than 800 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president’s list for the 2020 spring semester.

Starting last week, University of Iowa students, faculty, and staff have used their voices to highlight the lack of racial equity and justice in our community.

At its June 2020 meeting, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved zero increases for tuition and mandatory fees at the University of Iowa for the 2020–21 academic year.

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated delaying in-person finalist visits from the spring search until the fall. Given that delay, university leadership, in consultation with the search committee co-chairs, has decided to immediately relaunch the search and recruit a new and diverse pool of candidates.

A $115 million space mission awarded by NASA to the University of Iowa can now proceed in earnest. Called TRACERS, it will study interactions between the sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields. NASA also approved an extra $7.6 million for a magnetic field instrument to be designed and built at Iowa.