The last cohort of students to be born exclusively in the 20th century officially became the UI’s Class of 2021 during convocation exercises on the Pentacrest.

At residence halls across the University of Iowa campus, roommates are meeting for the first time. Although many communicated via social media before they arrived, the first face-to-face meeting can still be nerve-wracking.

This week, nearly 6,700 students are moving into residence halls at the University of Iowa. The swarm of new and returning students brings a palpable, vibrant energy to campus that signals the start of the 2017/18 school year. Classes start Aug. 21.

Kid Captain, a partnership that began in 2009 between the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital and the Iowa Hawkeyes to honor pediatric patients and celebrate their inspirational stories, has announced its honorees for the 2017 season.

More employers across the country, including businesses in Iowa, are offering unlimited vacation to their employees. Michele Williams, professor of management and organizations in the Tippie College of Business, explains what’s behind the trend.

In early August, as many students were returning to campus, the last tenants of Hawkeye Drive Apartments were moving out, setting the stage for the buildings, built in 1959, to be razed in the near future. UI archivist David McCartney looks back at the campus-run residences.

There’s going to be a lot more black and gold around Iowa City as the University of Iowa welcomes first-year students moving into residence halls. That means it’s important to be patient—there’s a lot of construction on and off campus.

In collaboration with Toyota, researchers at the University of Iowa will try to estimate the potential reduction in injuries and fatalities from an adaptive headlight system that highlights pedestrians and cyclists.

The frequency of undergraduate drinking and high-risk drinking at the University of Iowa is at its lowest point in more than 25 years, and the university has surpassed a goal set for 2019.

Emily Drummer, a filmmaker pursuing her MFA in cinematic arts at the University of Iowa, received a Princess Grace Foundation Film Scholarship Honorarium for 2017.

As RAGBRAI riders traveled from one side of Iowa to the other, black and gold were common colors. University of Iowa photographer Tim Schoon captured moments throughout the annual bike ride across the state.

“Jackson Pollock’s ‘Mural’: The Story of a Modern Masterpiece,” a documentary produced by and created at the University of Iowa, has been nominated for an Emmy Award by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.