Scott Beckner, assistant vice president and director of the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety, has announced his retirement.

The University of Iowa Office of the Provost is launching a new initiative to celebrate exceptional faculty. The prestigious new UI Distinguished Professorship program will recognize tenured scholars with $100,000 to support professional activities over five years.

The University of Iowa has again been named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2019–20 (with a record number of 19 recipients), marking the fifth consecutive year the university achieved the elite ranking. Out of 19 awards offered to UI students, 18 have accepted and become grantees.

A university search committee has announced the fourth finalist for vice president for student life.

The University of Iowa’s student-led Dance Marathon raised more than $2.8 million for the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital in its 26th year.

A university search committee has announced the third finalist for vice president for student life.

A team including University of Iowa biologists has identified the molecular receptors that cause hearing loss. In experiments with mice, the team successfully used a drug that prevented hearing damage while still allowing the mice to hear.

A university search committee has announced the second finalist for vice president for student life.

Increased understanding of the underlying causes of violence syndemics—clusters of related epidemics that can include experiences such as childhood trauma—raises questions about how health can improve if such traumas are prevented.

A university search committee has announced the first finalist for vice president for student life.

A new study from the University of Iowa published by “JAMA” suggests that state laws regulating the sale and use of e-cigarettes does lower the likelihood of their use.

A new University of Iowa task force is working to set goals and ensure the continued progress of campus sustainability efforts.The 2030 UI Sustainability Goal Setting Task Force, which includes Iowa faculty, staff, and students, formed near the end of the fall 2019 semester.