Impact

President Mason outlines priorities at Jan. 21 media availability

Thursday, January 22, 2015
University of Iowa President Sally Mason outlined her top priorities for the next six months during a meeting with reporters Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Jessup Hall.
Billy Albritton of East Peoria, Ill., enjoys golf

Ankle implant enriches grandfather's life

An implant developed at the University of Iowa offers a better option for patients with ankle problems such as 69-year-old grandfather Billy Albritton of East Peoria, Illinois. Albritton shares how since his ankle replacement surgery at UI Hospitals and Clinics in April 2013, he's back to the active lifestyle he once enjoyed.

Iowa Now Minute - 1/22/15

Thursday, January 22, 2015
"Iowa Now Minute" is a 60-second roundup highlighting recent UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Thursday on Iowa Now.
Nurse drawing blood from a pregnant woman

UI Women's Health Tissue Repository helps to advance women's health research worldwide

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
The repository is made up of four women’s health tissue banks: Well Woman Tissue Bank, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Tissue Bank, Maternal Fetal Tissue Bank, and the Gynecologic Malignancies Tissue Bank. Samples are donated from women who are already patients at UI Women's Health Center.

UI researchers study rural access to health care specialties

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
An ongoing series of studies by University of Iowa researchers shows that access to a variety of specialty health care fields are more accessible than thought in rural Iowa—including oncology, urology, and now otolaryngology—but that access could be threatened depending on how health care reforms are implemented.

Youth Ballet and School of Dance add to adult program

Wednesday, January 21, 2015
The University of Iowa Department of Dance outreach program—the University of Iowa Youth Ballet and School of Dance—has recently added a third level to their adult classical ballet program.

Media advisory: President Mason media availability on Jan. 21

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
University of Iowa President Sally Mason will meet with media representatives to share updates on the university and take questions on the record at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 101 Jessup Hall.
President Mason takes a selfie with UI students.

President Mason to retire from the University of Iowa

Thursday, January 15, 2015
Sally Mason has announced she will retire on August 1st after serving as president of the University of Iowa for eight years. Mason will turn 65 in May and says the timing feels right both personally and professionally.

About Sally Mason

Thursday, January 15, 2015
A backgrounder provides key accomplishments and life milestones of University of Iowa President Sally Mason, who officially announced her retirement as UI president after eight years of service and leadership, effective August 1st.
MLK illustration by Aubrey Hart, UI BFA Graphic Design '15

UI celebrates life of Martin Luther King Jr.

Thursday, January 15, 2015
An annual University of Iowa celebration honoring the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. and addressing contemporary human rights issues will be held Jan. 19-31.

UI focus on food unites and inspires

Thursday, January 15, 2015
It started with an idea: organize academics, campus activities, and community events around a central theme, spanning a semester at a time. And what topic could whet one’s appetite for the initial Theme Semester? Why, food, of course.