A key athletics project will be considered for final approval by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, next week that would mean major improvements two University of Iowa athletics programs—women’s gymnastics and the Spirit Squad.

The most recent U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings list the University of Iowa as the top public university in the nation for undergraduate nursing and writing in the disciplines. The latest overall rankings also included multiple schools that improved or dropped 10 or more spots—including Iowa.

The University of Iowa improved its national ranking in undergraduate nursing programs to No. 4 and is tied for No. 1 among public universities, while also remaining the best public writing program in the country, according to the latest rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.

As the University of Iowa takes the next step toward a major renovation to the Iowa Memorial Union, let’s take a look at three key features planned for the reimagined space.

Preliminary proposals are now being accepted for FY2025 P3 initiatives to support the University of Iowa 2022-2027 Strategic Plan. Faculty and staff can submit a proposal for a one- to three-year project that would start July 1, 2024. Preliminary proposals must be submitted by Nov. 6.

The University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art is celebrating its first anniversary by reflecting on the past 12 months and sharing a vision for what guests can expect from another exciting year of world-class art and education.

The 2023 Higher Ed Social Media Engagement Report by Rival IQ ranks Iowa first on Facebook, second on Twitter, 11th on Instagram, eighth on Twitter, and 35th on TikTok.

Whether you were out of town, on vacation, or unplugged for the summer, here are 10 things you may have missed.

What Napoleon Could Not Do, a literary novel written by Derek (DK) Nnuro, curator of special projects at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, recently received a unique honor when President Barak Obama named it to his 2023 summer reading list.