University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is listed among the nation’s best in six specialties, according to the new 2019-20 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings published online by “U.S. News & World Report,” the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice.

The University of Iowa is participating in the 2019 Corridor Corporate Games, a series of competitions among Cedar Rapids and Iowa City organizations that promote teamwork, esprit de corps, and wellness. Events run until July 31.

Researchers at the University of Iowa and the U.S. Geological Survey have found that data gathered from orbiting satellites can provide more accurate information on the impact of large earthquakes, which, in turn, can help provide more effective emergency response.

UI President Bruce Harreld appointed Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Sue Curry to the position of administrative fellow in the Office of the President and she also will serve as senior adviser for preventive services for the National Institutes of Health.

For nearly 10 years, the UI’s seven cluster areas reported to the Office of the Provost. With faculty recruitment in the clusters now completed, they have achieved a point of maturation that allows them to function independently of direct oversight.

More than 5,700 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2019 spring semester.

The University of Iowa awarded more than 4,800 degrees at the close of the 2019 spring semester.

More than 600 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president’s list for the 2019 spring semester.

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, voted at its June 2019 meeting to extend the contract for University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld by two-and-a-half years.

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved a 3.9% increase for undergraduate resident tuition and a 1% increase for nonresident undergraduates at the University of Iowa for the 2019–20 academic year.

Every Iowan, in a sense, owns masterpieces by the likes of Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso, Joan Mitchell, and Henri Matisse, as well as ancient artifacts from across the globe. Fifty years ago, those publicly owned works of art found a home in a new museum at the University of Iowa.

University of Iowa physicist Donald Gurnett retired May 31 after more than 60 years as a student, teacher, and researcher at the UI. Gurnett’s career in space research and exploration began at the dawn of the Space Age and includes seminal discoveries about Earth and other planets.