A new scholarship is providing up to 10 first-generation students from Storm Lake, Iowa, the opportunity to attend the University of Iowa at no cost.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The University of Iowa’s Venture School business start-up program for entrepreneurs is on its way to Council Bluffs, the Quad Cities, and Iowa City.

The University of Iowa Committee on the Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women announces that the Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty has been renamed the May Brodbeck Distinguished Achievement Award for Faculty in honor of the UI's first female vice president.

A new initiative from the University of Iowa provides IT consulting services to small businesses throughout Iowa, and new offices were opened today, Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Sioux City and Council Bluffs to join the original office that opened last year in Iowa City.

Workers will use a crane to inspect and repair a pulley system in the dome of the University of Iowa’s Old Capitol Museum Thursday morning, Jan. 15.

The Iowa Board of Regents has selected two consulting firms to assist with implementation of a series of cost saving measures at the three public universities beginning next month. TIER, or the Transparent Inclusive Efficiency Review, identified 12 administrative business cases for potential savings in Human Resources, Finance, IT, and Facilities.

Officials with the University of Iowa will travel to Iowa Western Community College (IWCC) in Council Bluffs and Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) in Sioux City Jan. 13, to officially launch two new UI Partners offices, which support small business and entrepreneur development.