University of Iowa researchers are partnering with school districts in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City to enroll elementary-age children in novel research to better understand how they identify, and recognize, words. The project, led by Bob McMurray, professor in the UI’s Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, begins this spring.

The University of Iowa has 60 programs ranked in this year’s “U.S. News & World Report” graduate and professional school rankings, 11 with top 10 rankings in their categories.

Kenneth Brown, assoc. dean of undergraduate programs in the Tippie College of Business, is not only accomplished in his academic work but also in his health and fitness. He recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro along with Endure to Cure, a pediatric cancer foundation founded by Tippie alum Jason Sissel.

With the demand for more Master of Social Work programs growing but resources for in-person programs around the state unavailable, the University of Iowa School of Social Work stepped in and created an online MSW program.

A university search committee has announced the first candidate for the new associate vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Iowa.

University of Iowa Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Casey Harwood is studying an amphibious vehicle, a Gibbs Quadski, to better understand how the machine will perform in coastal waves—a notoriously difficult zone of operation.

Montserrat (Montse) Fuentes, dean and professor in the College of Humanities & Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, has been named the University of Iowa’s new executive vice president and provost. She will begin on June 28.

While the overall number of new cases for most types of cancer in Iowa remains mostly unchanged, the number of cancers related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) is on the rise, according to the 2019 Cancer in Iowa report issued today by the State Health Registry of Iowa.

The African American Cultural Center, born in the late 1960s out of black students’ desire for a place to call their own on a predominantly white campus, continues to prove a valuable resource for black students at the University of Iowa.

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that women are less likely to get help for a drinking problem and are more likely to believe the problem will get better on its own. The study suggests strategies should be developed that focus particularly on women.

Faculty members who’ve successfully landed national publicity either on their own or with assistance from the Office of Strategic Communication say that engaging the public about their research can create opportunities that advance or develop their research and career, such as increased grant funding, and helps promote the university.

The University of Iowa search committee for the new associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion has selected four final candidates. The candidates will visit campus in March to participate in public forums and meet with administrators, faculty, staff, and students.