Articles Tagged: University of Iowa

Officials say it’s possible all windows will need to be replaced in the 14-story Stead Family Children’s Hospital. But first, $3.6M will be spent on replacing all windows in a bridge to the main hospital.

A proposal to create up to 48 psychiatric residencies at state institutions as part of a large package of legislation to increase mental health access across Iowa was unanimously approved by the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday.

Seven months after beginning her tenure as the University of Iowa’s 22nd president, Barbara Wilson on Friday will be formally “installed” during an afternoon ceremony at Hancher Auditorium – happening in conjunction with the campus’ 175th anniversary celebration.

University of Iowa investigators over the weekend flew to Alaska for a three-week mission to better understand a rarely viewed type of aurora — also known as Northern Lights — that flashes or “pulsates.”

The namesake of the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business – and numerous other funds, societies, scholarships, boards, faculty chairs, professorships, fellowships, and facility rooms – died Sunday at the age of 95.

The percent of students attending Iowa’s public universities who graduate in four years is rising, as is the percent who graduate in six years. At the same time, the collective rate of freshman who returned in fall 2020 for a second year dropped — a likely result of the pandemic, officials report.

According to an internal audit made public this week, holes throughout the University of Iowa public safety system – including deficiencies with its crime log, timely warnings, staffing, training, and record-keeping – have put the institution at risk of non-compliance with the federal Clery Act.

When University of Iowa Health Care erects a new inpatient tower on its main Iowa City campus – recently revealed as part of its 10-year master plan – officials intend to name it in honor of the late Richard O. Jacobson, whose foundation recently committed $70 million to the project.

Before University of Iowa Health Care can forge ahead with the first of three massive projects officials recently revealed are part of their 10-year master plan for the main Iowa City campus, UI must build a new “West Campus Academic Building” along Melrose Avenue – near the College of Law.

The original project cost of $17.3 million has increased 53 percent to $26.5 million, according to documents provided to the Board of Regents, which next week will consider approving the project design, description, and budget.

Iowa football star was first Black lineman in the NFL before becoming a lawyer and judge in Chicago.

Five months after settling a Title IX lawsuit by agreeing to take several specific steps – including tapping an outside expert to annually ensure Title IX compliance, starting this academic year – University of Iowa Athletics hasn’t signed a contract with the monitor or detailed in writing the scope of his work.

Nearly a year after the Board of Regents approved spending another $10 million to $15 million to replace dozens of damaged or at-risk windows in the University of Iowa’s $392.7 million Stead Family Children’s Hospital, work has yet to begin.

As the Board of Regents this week debuts new free speech training for students, faculty and staff at Iowa’s public universities, a Des Moines-area attorney is saying they have “a lot of work to do” after how University of Iowa faculty handled a student who expressed his views on “homosexual conduct.”

In line with a new state law and Board of Regents policy, Iowa’s public universities are rolling out a mandatory free speech training program Wednesday that all students, faculty and staff must complete by the end of the spring semester.