The UI is at the forefront of many endeavors, and it is our responsibility to lead by example. That includes taking a leadership role in addressing the critical social and cultural dialog of our generation—no matter how difficult such work may seem.

With a new rise in COVID-19 cases in Johnson County in late June, University of Iowa Health Care launched a face-covering campaign asking faculty, staff, students, and health care employees to show why wearing a face covering is important to them.

Montse Fuentes, the University of Iowa executive vice president and provost, has elected to pursue a new opportunity at the university. Kevin Kregel, executive vice provost and senior associate provost for faculty, has been named interim provost.

The University of Iowa is announcing additional budget cuts following a reduction in state support. The Iowa Legislature adjourned in June after approving cutting state funding for the public universities by $8 million. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, will determine Iowa’s share of the cuts.

While work to remove spray-paint on campus from recent Black Lives Matter protests continues, the University of Iowa also is preserving the images in order that the messages not be forgotten and to help guide campus in its work to make meaningful changes.

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.