If classes are canceled, the university will issue a Hawk Alert and post to the UI homepage, the UI Emergency Information website, and its Twitter account.

University of Iowa music therapist PhD student Alaine E. Reschke-Hernández planned and facilitated a study in four Iowa nursing homes to examine the effectiveness of music therapy intervention for people with Alzheimer’s or related dementias.

The UI College of Public Health works with rural school districts across Iowa to encourage more students to eat lunch and make healthier food choices.

At Iowa, Greenberg is responsible for student dining menu oversight and planning, catering operations, campus bakeries, retail dining, and the President’s Residence.

The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has committed a $12 million grant to fund life-changing research and discoveries in the UI Department of Biomedical Engineering. With this grant, the department will build on its contributions to the field of pulmonary and respiratory biomedicine.

In 1918, near the end of World War I, an especially virulent flu virus caused an estimated 20 million deaths worldwide. In Iowa, the virus forced the quarantine of a group of student soldiers, the cancellation of social events, and a stern public health warning from the UI’s then-president.

Seven members of the University of Iowa family will be recognized during the Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Awards on Nov. 15.

Matt Slykhuis saved the lives of injured soldiers by flying them off the battlefields of Afghanistan. A career change to Army hospital administration has brought the Cedar Falls native to the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business to study for a Master in Accountancy.

Tierney Bates, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina, is the third finalist for the position of University of Iowa associate vice president/dean of students. He will visit campus Wednesday, Nov. 7.

University of Iowa students Hira Mustafa and Abby Haynes took home the top honor at the 16th Annual Collegiate Ethics Case Competition hosted by the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona.

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that Iowa could face a critical shortage of physician assistants in the coming decade as an aging PA workforce begins to retire.

For students at the University of Iowa, living on campus is more than just an address—it’s a support network that enhances student success. Choosing to live on campus gives students unparalleled opportunity and experience to learn and grow, which is why many students do so after the first year.