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.

The anger, sadness, and fear felt by our community, and specifically Black communities across our nation, over the killing of George Floyd are justified.

University of Iowa genetics expert Val Sheffield has converted part of his lab to help fight the coronavirus pandemic by creating a simple specimen-collection method that skips the swab and removes the need for medical personnel. All people have to do is spit in a cup.

Inside homes across the country and around the world, friends and family of more than 5,400 graduates celebrated a historic virtual commencement for the University of Iowa class of 2020.

Spring rains wash away some pollen, but not all. University of Iowa researchers have found tree pollen fragments can remain airborne for hours after a storm. The tiny particles can make their way deep into the lungs, exacerbating allergies.

The search for the next dean of the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business is being extended to allow for on campus visits in the fall, the search committee co-chairs announced Thursday.

University of Iowa biologists have learned animals can alert future offspring of dangers they will encounter. In studies with roundworms and mouse cells, researchers showed how mothers pass chemical signals to their unfertilized eggs, where the warning is stored and passed to offspring.

President Harreld shares a message with campus about the resilience of our institution and the ways Hawkeyes are both helping people in the here and now and looking toward the future. Read his full message on Iowa Now.