The Richard E. Kerber HeartSafe Initiative aims to train University of Iowa faculty and staff working in non-medical buildings in CPR and the use of AEDs. The initiative also will increase the number and visibility of AEDs on campus.

Natalia Reyes, an MFA student in the world-renowned Iowa Writers’ Workshop, has received a 2018 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. The fellowship will allow Reyes to focus entirely on her writing while at Iowa. She is the second Workshop writer to receive the prestigious award.

Jessica Faselt of Iowa City is one of the 2018 Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition winners, announced April 29. This is one of the most prestigious voice competitions in the world, offering singers the chance to be heard by leading industry professionals and to launch their international careers.

The New York Times' Wesley Morris reviews the film Saving Brinton, a documentary about a collection of century-old films preserved with the help of the University of Iowa.

Coalescence Entertainment Inc., a film studio and philanthropic organization owned by two University of Iowa students, received the $2,500 top prize at the Frontier Co-op–Tippie Impact competition.

A satellite designed and built at the University of Iowa will search the Milky Way for evidence of matter believed missing since the birth of the universe. The HaloSat project, led by physics and astronomy professor Phil Kaaret, is scheduled to launch on May 20.

Some 4,300 UI students spent a May weekend saying farewell to class work, studying, and treks across campus

Eleven University of Iowa students and alumni have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct research, attend graduate school, undertake creative projects, or serve as English teaching assistants abroad in 2018–19. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government.

The University of Iowa has earned the CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a nonprofit that recognizes workplaces that are exceptionally committed to reducing the risk of cancer among employees.

The Park Road Bridge near Hancher Auditorium, which connects Park Road to North Dubuque Street, will close this summer from May 14 to Aug. 17, according to a release from the city of Iowa City.

Scott Daly, assistant professor in chemistry and an Army veteran, started the Chemistry Platoon after learning UI student veterans weren’t performing as well as their peers. The program has been so successful that Daly has obtained National Science Foundation funding to expand it.

The 2018–19 season for the University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium once again features an array of world-class artists who will engage the campus and community both on the stage and in a variety of other settings. Read on to learn about this season’s upcoming performances.