The UI has proposed naming the Madison Street Residence Hall after renowned sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett, the first African American woman to receive an MFA at the University of Iowa.

University of Iowa College of Nursing Dean Rita Ann Frantz, 68, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7, at her home in Iowa City following a long and courageous battle against cancer.

In the midst of a historic year, including the opening of a number of new buildings and spaces, the University of Iowa is celebrating a Week of Inspiration with many activities for students, staff, faculty, and the greater UI community.

UI biomedical engineering students will soon be able to use a new campus lab to design and test state-of-the-art medical device prototypes, thanks in part to a grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.

El Anatsui's "Anonymous Creature" and a mural created by Anita Jung and seventh-graders across the state punctuate Hancher's missions of performance and working with youth.

In the wake of the historic 2008 flood, which damaged more than 2.5 million square feet of space on the University of Iowa campus, neither the UI nor Hancher skipped a beat. Chuck Swanson, Hancher's executive director, calls that an accomplishment driven by spirit and passion.

The Business Analytics Academy in the Tippie College of Business’ full-time MBA program has been designated as a STEM degree, which will give its alumni a leg up when starting their careers.

George Stumpf’s mission during the flood of 2008 was simple: Keep the university’s fiber optic network operating as flood waters inundated buildings that housed fiber optic lines and network hubs.

This summer, the UI embarked on an ambitious project to make long-term investments in the university’s four cultural and LGBTQ resource centers: the Afro-American Cultural Center (Afro House); Asian Pacific American Cultural Center (APACC); Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Resource Center (LGBTQRC); and Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC).

The University of Iowa Student Government (UISG) is spearheading It's On Us pledge drives across the UI campus, encouraging students, faculty, and staff to take a stand against sexual assault.

After home football games this fall, North Dubuque Street will open two lanes to northbound traffic for 60 to 90 minutes in order to help accommodate fans leaving the city. Southbound traffic between Foster Road and West Park Road will be temporarily detoured.

Nancy Kraft watched the rain fall in May 2008 and felt a sense of foreboding. In the end, she and a chain of volunteers had to move books from the UI Main Library's basement to avoid the rising waters of the flooding Iowa River.