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University of Iowa looks to future with new revenue and efficiency drive

The University of Iowa is embarking on a campuswide initiative to explore long-term strategies for increasing revenue and improving operational efficiency as part of its 2022-2027 strategic plan. According to a release, the Revenue and Efficiencies Strategic Plan Action and…

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.

Travel Buddy takes $1000 grand prize at Startup games

Travel Buddy, an app that streamlines group travel, took first place and $1,000 at the…

Board of Regents approve new major for Tippie College of Business

A new major in entrepreneurship from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business was…

Pappajohn Business Building University of Iowa

UIHC program provides flexible health care jobs for students

A new University of Iowa Health Care position is giving students experience in the field…

Eleven UI students awarded at IdeaStorm competition

Eleven University of Iowa students shared $4,400 in prize money at the Spring IdeaStorm competition…

Andrew Behrens pitch competition.

UI seeks to add west-side parking ramp near College of Dentistry

The University of Iowa is requesting permission from the Iowa Board of Regents to construct…

Map of UI's proposed location for a new parking ramp, west of the College of Dentistry.

Board of Regents consider shuttering Tippie College of Business Cedar Rapids

The Iowa Board of Regents will decide on whether to close the Tippie College of…

University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business Cedar Rapids, located at 221 2nd Ave SE.

Iowa College of Education grant to address teacher shortage

The University of Iowa College of Education aims to use a $1.26 million U.S. Department…

Lindquist Center University of Iowa College of Education

Mayflower to continue housing students

The University of Iowa is seeing a record number of applications for fall 2024, creating…

The University of Iowa is exploring options to sell Mayflower Residence Hall and construct a new $40-60 million returning student hall. CREDIT NOAH TONG