Hancher Auditorium’s new programming director, Paul Brohan, says he plans to maintain and honor Hancher’s traditions while pushing forward on new initiatives and developing unique collaborations.

Eastern Iowa resident Aulanda Krause worried that her mother, Monna Metcalf, would never ride her horse again because her prosthetic leg rubbed her skin, causing painful sores. Krause enlisted the help of four University of Iowa biomedical engineering students to create a device that solved the problem.

View the list of May 2018 CLAS graduates with distinction, honors, and Phi Beta Kappa membership.

As part of the Climate for Change Theme Semester, UI urban and regional planning students reimagined a portion of an Iowa City park as a sanctuary for native plants and wildlife. Students recently presented their adaptation plan for the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area to President Harreld and city officials.

A team from the University of Iowa captured the top spot in an annual competition sponsored by the Principal Financial Group that helps the Des Moines–based financial services company better market its product line.

The University of Iowa continues to work with faculty who want to commercialize their research so their work can make a difference in the world and potentially help the state's economy.

A columnist for the entrepreneurial magazine notes the UI study that shows being a jerk at work can cause people to lose sleep, which means they're not performing at their best when they're in the office.

Dave Deyak, associate dean in the Tippie College of Business, says that attending a graduate business program that is a designated STEM not only helps students develop skills employers need, but can also make it possible for international students to remain stateside for longer than they could otherwise.

UI College of Education professors and students are partnering with Kirkwood Elementary School in Coralville as part of a new college prep program called Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID). The program, which encourages children to attend college, will expand to other schools in the fall.

More than 4,300 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees at spring 2018 commencement ceremonies, which begin Thursday, May 10, with the College of Pharmacy and end on Friday, May 25, with the College of Dentistry. All other ceremonies will take place May 11–13.

Michèle Crider, one of the world’s preeminent sopranos, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Iowa during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 12.

As part of their senior design course, four UI biomedical engineering students created the GAMA bra, a compression garment that can be worn by breast cancer patients after a unilateral mastectomy. The garment could help thousands of patients avoid painful swelling associated with lymphedema.