Vanessa Miller

More than a year after the University of Iowa sued a pair of contractors it said was responsible for installing defective and “potentially life-safety threatening” windows on at least nine floors of its 14-story Stead Family Children’s Hospital, UI attorneys report an arbitration hearing is set for May 6-24, 2024.

As the University of Iowa makes moves to fill out its nearly 500-acre Oakdale Campus in Coralville, it’s seeking Board of Regents approval to build a new $20 million addition onto its eight-year-old Biomedical Research Support Facility.

After slipping last year to the lowest number of medical care specialties ranked among the Top 50 nationally in at least a decade, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics again this year ranked in the same two specialties — but improved their ratings in the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” list made public today

An 80-plus-mile ride, coupled with 100-plus-degree heat indexes made for a tough day for the tens of thousands of bicyclists who rode from Tama-Toledo to Coralville on day six of RAGBRAI Friday.

Despite inflation, labor cost and supply chain snags that stalled the original timeline, a new Steindler North Liberty Ambulatory Surgery Center now is under construction just east of Interstate 380, north of Forevergreen Road – adding to the health care construction boom underway in that community.

Summertime means free time for many young people, and free time – especially for teens and preteens – can mean more time online and on social media. The Gazette spoke with a Unviersity of Iowa professor about what that means for kids, and what parents can do to keep a check on their children’s online presence.

Five years after buying its community’s 80-year-old student bookstore for $2.4 million, the University of Northern Iowa wants to partner with a private chain to operate it – following in the footsteps of the University of Iowa.

A day after a Mercy Iowa City investor asked a Johnson County judge to appoint a receiver to take control of

Both the Hawkeye and Cyclone athletic programs in the new budget year are anticipating record-breaking revenue — with the University of Iowa predicting a threefold spike in women’s basketball income, pushing it past the $1 million mark for the first time to a projected $1.3 million.

Mercy Iowa City late Monday responded to a bondholder’s demand it be placed in a court-appointed receivership by disputing the arguments behind the receivership request and by calling into question the publicity tactics taken.

Asserting Iowa City’s 150-year-old Mercy Hospital is in “financial freefall” and headed toward closure, the investor and holder of $41.8 million Mercy borrowed in 2018 has asked a judge to “appoint a receiver on an emergency basis” to take operational control over the hospital facilities.

A realtor selling the University of Iowa’s 326,000-square-foot Mayflower Residence Hall for $45 million said four “very qualified, interested people are actively pursuing it.” The realtor said only one interested person early on raised the idea of tearing down the eight-story dorm, which, given zoning constraints, may not be feasible.

Although no decisions have been made about the future of the 60-acre campus Iowa Wesleyan University called home for 181 years, much of the equipment and amenities that filled its historic halls and supported students and faculty in their academic and athletic endeavors will go up for auction next month.

State relations remain a preeminent concern for Iowa’s public university system, compelling the regents to try something new. With the recent retirement of UNI’s state relations officer Mary Braun, the board is looking to hire a firm – instead of just one person – to replace her.

Both of Iowa’s public research universities in the budget year that just ended generated hundreds of millions in external funding to support experiments and projects across their respective campuses – although neither brought in as much as last year’s record-setting totals.