Hayden Fry, who inherited a struggling University of Iowa football program and returned it to national prominence during his 20 seasons as head coach, died Tuesday at 90 years of age.

Harriet B. Nembhard, the Eric R. Smith Professor of Engineering and head of the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, has been named dean of the University of Iowa College of Engineering. She will begin June 29.

University of Iowa MFA student Donté K. Hayes was named the 2019 winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art by the Gibbes Museum of Art.

This fall, more than 1,800 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students will participate in ceremonies celebrating the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.

More than 1,800 University of Iowa students will participate in fall 2019 commencement ceremonies. Use the hashtag #UIowaGrad19 to join the celebration on social media. All commencement ceremonies will be streamed live on the web via the “Iowa Now” website.

The University of Iowa has received approval from the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, to enter into a 50-year partnership involving its utility system with ENGIE North America and Meridiam.

Chalmers "Bump" Elliott, who guided men's athletics at the University of Iowa to unprecedented growth and success during his 21 years as director of athletics, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, at 94 years of age.

Fourth-year PhD student Lynn Nakad was playing a scary virtual reality game with her brother when she wondered how this technology could help the medical field. Nakad’s dissertation focuses on the effects that VR has on distracting people suffering from acute or chronic pain and she is working on a project to implement VR as an alternative for pain management therapy at UnityPoint Health—St. Luke...

The National Academy of Inventors has named University of Iowa cystic fibrosis and gene therapy researcher John Engelhardt, PhD, a 2019 Fellow. Engelhardt, who is professor and head of anatomy and cell biology in the UI Carver College of Medicine and director of the UI Center for Gene Therapy, is recognized for his work in developing gene therapies to treat cystic fibrosis.

A study from Corinne Peek-Asa, a researcher in the College of Public Health, finds the number of work-related farm injuries is underreported because of gaps in the workers compensation reporting system.

Peg Nopoulos, chair of psychiatry and professor of psychiatry, neurology, and pediatrics in the UI Carver College of Medicine, has received a five-year, $18 million grant to continue and expand a decade-long study on brain development in children at risk for developing Huntington’s disease.

University of Iowa professor Gail Bishop has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal “Science.”