University of Iowa alumnus and Cedar Rapids native Jeff Tomsic's feature film directing debut, Tag, opened third at the box office, raking in $14.6 million—more than half of its $28 million price tag—in its first weekend.

Research by Paula Amad, associate professor and department chair of the Department of Cinematic Arts, is quoted in an article by Time magazine about the history of aerial imaging.

Hancher Auditorium and Voxman Music Building on the University of Iowa campus were named winners of the prestigious 2018 American Architecture Awards for the best new buildings designed and constructed by American architects in the U.S. and abroad and by international architects for buildings designed and built in the United States.

This summer, Chris Stewart hopes to finish building the software for his company, Suredbits, which will provide affordable, real-time Bitcoin data to small businesses.

Cher Carney, senior research associate at the University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator, was featured recently in an article about teen drivers on WalletHub. The article, "2018's Best & Worst States for Teen Drivers," featured Carney's expertise in teen driving behavior, including tips for parents of teen drivers.

A study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health and Carver College of Medicine published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that children who have autism spectrum disorder are twice as likely to suffer from food allergies than children who do not have autism.

Jennifer Croft, who earned an MFA from Iowa in 2003, has been awarded the Man Booker International Prize along with Polish author Olga Tokarczuk, whose novel “Flights” Croft translated into English.

An exhibition tour across Iowa celebrates the 25th anniversary of the beginning of Iowa Women’s Archive and end of 6-on-6 basketball in the state.

UI student Ishaya David is pursuing a doctorate in pharmacy and a master’s degree in public health as part of a long-term goal to provide sex education and substance use disorder services to youth in his native Nigeria.

At its June 5–7 meeting, the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved a 3.8 percent increase for undergraduate resident tuition and a 2.1 percent increase for nonresident undergraduates.

Matsalyn Brown, executive assistant to three consecutive deans of the Tippie College of Business, came to Iowa with her family as part of former Governor Robert Ray's initiative to bring displaced people from Southeast Asia to the state. A member of the Tai Dam, Brown is keeping traditions alive.

IowaMADE sells surgical devices developed and designed by UI faculty and students.