Articles Tagged: University of Iowa

The Iowa Senate passed a budget Tuesday that could zero out funding for river and stream sensors that measure nitrate and phosphorus to see if conservation practices are working.

One of Iowa’s most generous and notable philanthropists -- gracing the name of various buildings including the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Business Building -- has died.

In a year that’s seen large-scale boycotts of the U.S. News & World Report rankings – including from top law schools like Yale and Harvard – Iowa’s public universities continued to participate and made some gains in the new 2023-2024 “

I was surrounded by protesters and trapped in my car.

A change in the federal student aid formula could mean lower levels of financial aid for children whose parents run family farms or small businesses. Currently, a family with an adjusted gross income of $60,000 and a farm worth $1 million would be expected to contribute $7,626 annually for college. Under the new formula, that same family would be expected to contribute $41,056.

A day after getting Board of Regents OK to proceed with $185 million worth of health care and medicine-related projects in the coming months, the University of Iowa on Friday issued a request for qualifications from firms interested in designing and developing a massive new North Inpatient Tower next to Kinnick Stadium.

Crowding and capacity needs continue to stress the main University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, compelling administrators to expand the emergency department, reorganize existing services, and open a new “short-stay unit.”

The University of Iowa this month agreed to separate from and settle employment disputes with two employees in leadership positions – one of whom had been on the job just over a year.

Even in a world where celebrities and presidents are just regular people with real lives, actor Ashton Kutcher said he continues to find awe and wonder in three places: extraordinary craftsmanship; genius — like the ability to reorder the mundane; and generosity.

While historical trends are tough to analyze, severe weather of the future may shift to be more variable and severe.

In the hours after State Auditor Rob Sand in March refused to approve another University of Iowa Athletics Department settlement until Athletics Director Gary Barta was gone, UI President Barbara Wilson heard from members of the public asking her to heed -- or not heed -- Sand’s call.

Lawyer for female athletes complains Tulane law professor did not talk to female athletes before filing report

One of those projects is a $40 to $49 million expansion and build-out of its six-year-old Stead Family Children’s Hospital that -- with price escalations during construction, court-ordered payouts post-construction, and faulty work requiring widespread window repair -- already has seen its price swell from a $270.8 million budget to up to $450 million.

More than 500 community members and friends and family gathered Friday in Hancher Auditorium to honor Willard “Sandy” Boyd’s life. Boyd, who served as one of the University of Iowa’s longest-tenured presidents, died Dec. 13, 2022, in Iowa City at age 95.

Nationally, 59 million people live in rural areas — including 9.7 million high schoolers — compelling 16 colleges and universities to form a new “STARS College Network.” The STARS initiative, which stands for “Small Town and Rural Students,” aims to expand and create new pathways to college for students who might not otherwise plan to attend.