Data from the first year of the Hawkeye Work Grant program shows that the 106 students who participated in the program had an average GPA of 3.08 in spring 2023 and 92.5% retention rate in fall 2023. In comparison, 1,319 first-year students who did not participate had an average GPA of 3.05 in spring 2023 and 85.1% retention rate in fall 2023.

Hawkeyes showed up and showed out for Homecoming 2023.

Donald E. Letendre, dean of the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, will step down as dean in summer of 2024 after serving for 17 years. Letendre will continue to lead the college until his successor is hired and plans to remain on faculty as a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science to pursue scholarly work.

As the university navigates its 10-year facilities master plan, Adele Vanarsdale, director of campus project planning, talks about her experience at Iowa, the holistic and purposeful vision for campus, and the pleasure of working for the university whose sports teams she grew up rooting for.

University of Iowa researchers have learned that how efficiently people recognize spoken words depends as much on the mind’s working as on hearing. In a new study, the researchers examined how well adults across the life span process spoken language.

The University of Iowa is seeking state funding to expand its health care presence to rural parts of the state that are challenged in finding providers and other experts to treat and care for a rapidly aging population.

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.