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First candidate announced for next vice president for research
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
A University of Iowa search committee has announced the first finalist for the next vice president for research.

Vice president for research candidates to participate in open forums
Friday, October 4, 2024
The search committee for the next University of Iowa vice president for research is pleased to announce that two candidates will participate in campus visits during the next two weeks. Each candidate will participate in an open forum and meet with faculty, staff, students, shared governance, and campus leadership.

UI alum Juan Felipe Herrera receives MacArthur ‘genius grant’
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Poet, educator, and writer Juan Felipe Herrera, who received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 1990, was named a recipient of a 2024 MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the “genius grant.”

3 writers with Iowa ties are finalists for National Book Award
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Kaveh Akbar, m.s. RedCherries, and Deborah Jackson Taffa are finalists for the prestigious National Book Award.
Progress continues on Reimagining Campus Safety initiatives
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
The University of Iowa’s Reimagining Campus Safety Implementation Team continues to make significant strides to enhance campus safety and student well-being initiatives. Over the last year, the team has focused on completing three of the key remaining recommendations:
• Developing a new and improved resource guide
• Implementing a comprehensive response model
• Establishing the Campus Safety Improvement Board

UI again holds top public nursing, writing programs in ‘US News’ rankings of best universities
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
The University of Iowa again tied for the No. 1 spot in undergraduate nursing programs among public universities, while continuing to offer the best public writing program in the country, according to the latest rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.

UI renames street, welcomes visitors to campus with Hawkeye Wave Way
Monday, September 16, 2024
Hawkeye Wave Way reflects the relationship between the greatest tradition in college athletics and UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, which sits north of Hawkeye Wave Way between John Pappajohn Pavilion and Pomerantz Family Pavilion.

5 writers with Iowa ties longlisted for National Book Award
Monday, September 16, 2024
Three University of Iowa graduates and two Iowa faculty are listed among the authors being considered for the prestigious National Book Award.

Campus can submit preliminary proposals for FY 2026 P3 funding
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Preliminary proposals are now being accepted for fiscal year 2026 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, 2025. Preliminary proposals must be submitted by Nov. 13.

UI begins planning new health sciences research building
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
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 Geist named interim UI vice president for research
Monday, September 9, 2024
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.
UI seeks Iowa Board of Regents approval for 3 facilities projects
Friday, September 6, 2024
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.
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