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University of Iowa College of Nursing students.

The University of Iowa eyes expansion project for College of Nursing

Citing inadequate accommodations for modern health care training, the University of Iowa is proposing a $40 million expansion project for the College of Nursing, the first in the building’s more than 50-year history. The university proposed the project as part…

Big Grove named official craft brewery of University of Iowa Athletics

Big Grove Brewery, a popular Eastern Iowa craft brewery has been named the “Official Craft…

A view of the front entrance of the Big Grove Brewery’s Cedar Rapids taphouse at a recent sunset. CREDIT BIG GROVE

UI Health Care introduces Medical Toxicology Clinic

This month, University of Iowa Health Care is launching a Medical Toxicology Clinic to offer…

Dr. Daniel McCabe, director of UI Health Care's Division of Medical Toxicology.

University of Iowa welcomes this year’s 24 Mandela Washington fellows

The University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center has partnered with the Iowa Institute for…

Act Write Here wins $15,000 first prize at Venture School Statewide Launch Day

Virtual playhouse Act Write Here won first place and a $15,000 prize at the University…

Venture School first-place winner Laney Kraus-Taddeo, founder of Act Write Here.

Iowa Board of Regents OK tuition hike for 2024-2025 year

Following a decision by the Iowa Board of Regents, students entering the University of Iowa…

Brenda Ramirez, political science and economics major and vice president of the undergraduate student government at University of Iowa, addresses the Board of Regents on June 13. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

University of Iowa president Wilson granted $60k raise

Starting July 1, University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson will earn $760,000 a year, following…

University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson at the Iowa Board of Regents meeting, June 13.

University of Iowa seeks expansion, renovation of Tippie College of Business

The University of Iowa is seeking approval to move forward with expansion and renovation plans…

Pappajohn Business Building University of Iowa

University of Iowa Athletics selects BEST Crowd Management as new guest services, event security provider

BEST Crowd Management (BEST), a leading provider of crowd management and event security services, has…

BEST Crowd Management Iowa security

Health Harmony takes home $2,500 in Final Pitch competition

A certified nursing assistant and University of Iowa undergraduate student majoring in speech and hearing…

University of Iowa undergraduate and UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Undergraduate Startup Incubator Spring Final Pitch Competition Lily Hintz.

A little help for Hoover: UI Marketing Institute students help Herbert Hoover Foundation with major rebrand

The Hoover Presidential Foundation has turned to five University of Iowa students to help with…

State universities eliminate, reorganize DEI offices to meet Regents directives

Presidents of the state’s public universities told the Iowa Board of Regents Thursday they are…

Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen, University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson and University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook. from left, speak to the Iowa Board of Regents April 25, 2024. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

UI seeks Board of Regents’ approval for updated proposal renovating Duane Banks stadium

An updated proposal for renovations to the Duane Banks stadium is headed for the Board…

A rendering depicting the renovated Duane Banks stadium.

Iowa City arts community celebrates revival of student-run film festival

For the first time since the pandemic, the Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival (ICDocs)…

Going the distance: How the University of Iowa transports its athletes across the country to compete

Getting to State College, Pa., can be a major hassle. “You’re at the mercy of…

Precious Irivi, followed by other UI track and field student athletes, boards a chartered plane at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. CREDIT STEPHEN MALLY/ UI ATHLETICS

Surgeon-turned-entrepreneur creates device to prevent surgical delays

Bariatric and general surgeon Dr. Maria Iliakova sets a silver, metal canister on the wooden…

Maria Iliakova poses with some surgical tools that were housed in a metal container. Dr. Iliakova says she has found a more efficient way to keep track of the container and its tools.