The University of Iowa is beginning to plan for the construction of a new cancer-focused research building on the west side of campus that will provide the ability to perform state-of-the-art cancer-themed research and enhance existing collaborations among the UI’s health sciences colleges and programs.

Lois J. Geist, associate provost for faculty and professor in the Department of Internal Medicine in the Carver College of Medicine, has been named interim vice president for research at Iowa, effective Sept. 16.

The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents to begin work on three facilities projects at the board’s meeting Sept. 18–19. Projects include renovating the Performing Arts Annex, which will be the new home of the UI Department of Dance; updating the Iowa Bioscience Innovation Facility with new research and entrepreneurial lab space; and constructing the Utilities Services Building to increase efficiencies and consolidate space for facilities staff.

The University of Iowa wants to build on its existing reputation for excellence in three key areas where there is significant opportunity for growth across multiple academic disciplines and areas of patient care. Called Distinctive Collaborative Opportunities, these three areas are writing and communication, brain science and mental health, and cancer research and patient care.

Mark Burkard and Martin Grace are the two most recent UI faculty hires as part of the Transformational Faculty Hiring Program.

Welcome to the fall 2024 semester, Hawkeyes!

Recognizing spoken words is a split-second competition, and a new study from the University of Iowa defines how people approach that competition and ultimately recognize words. The researchers identified three main approaches by which people of all ages — including those who use cochlear implants to hear — recognize spoken language.

Wondering what you might have missed while you were away from campus this summer? Here are 10 stories to get you caught up.

The University of Iowa and UI Health Care are among the top 30 employers in the state, according to Forbes magazine’s ‘America’s Best Employers by State 2024’ list.

The Downtown Iowa City Ambassadors program launched in June aims to be a resource for information and safety for the University of Iowa and Iowa City.

The University of Iowa has further positioned itself to be centrally involved in space exploration through a $1.5 million award for state-of-the-art equipment that will yield components for future missions. The award opens opportunities for students to learn advanced space instrumentation skills.

University of Iowa archaeologists have uncovered the first-ever well-preserved mastodon skull scientifically excavated from the state of Iowa — a find that notably dates to when the first humans lived and hunted in the area.