As throngs of University of Iowa students head back to campus this fall and the university welcomes a new first-year cohort, some 500 students will become the first occupants of the newest residence hall on campus: the Mary Louise Petersen Residence Hall.

University of Iowa junior softball player Haley Hansel is a Big Ten student-athlete, but that's not her only big role.

Learn about some of the proposals for new businesses made during the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center's Startup Games weekend to encourage UI student entrepreneurs.

Iowa is well equipped to become the first state in the nation with a roadway certified for driverless cars, and UI researchers recently met with government and transportation officials to discuss the possibilities.

Gone are the days of one-meal-fits-all, cafeteria-style service. On the UI campus, made-to-order stations allow food-savvy millennials to build their own burgers, burritos, or omelets, not to mention salad bars, carving stations, soups, and breads.

By tending to nearly half an acre on the west side of campus, the co-presidents of the UI Student Garden have learned to grow a variety of vegetable, herbs, and flowers. But they also have picked up valuable job skills, fine-tuned their career aspirations, 
and gained personal insight.

Roughly a year away from completion, Hancher has seen rapid progression over the past few months. Through these photos, take a tour of how the auditorium has progressed since December and get excited for the not-too-distant future.

The impact of a family friend's death from Huntington disease led McKenzie Wallace to later study the disease at the University of Iowa. Wallace jumped into research early in her undergraduate career, and has also branched off into maternal health.

A unique University of Iowa law course has created an opportunity for Iowa students to build relationships with their counterparts on the other side of the world.

Caring about people and the planet has earned University of Iowa junior Jeffrey Ding two national recognitions—2015 Truman and Udall Scholarships. Ding, who is pursuing majors in economics, political science, and Chinese, will intern this summer with the U.S. Department of State.

Celebrity Chris Soules will join Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa football team to help raise money for the UI Children's Hospital during the fifth annual Ladies Football Academy June 6.

Dawn Bowlus, director of the Jacobsen Institute for Entrepreneurial Education in the UI John Pappajohn Entreprenurial Center, contributed to the educational materials promoted with this year's American Girl doll.