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People touring a wastewater treatment plant

New Iowa Wastewater and Waste to Energy Research Program

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Craig Just, UI associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, highlights how the university is improving Iowa communities through the work of the new Iowa Wastewater and Waste to Energy Research Program Tech Park, which he hopes will become a worldwide leader in innovative waste treatment to generate energy and recover resources.
Lew Montgomery photographed as a Big 10 Black Alumni of the Year 2022 honoree

Lew Montgomery honored as Big 10 Black Alumni of the Year

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Lew Montgomery, interim senior human resources director for University of Iowa Finance and Operations, was recently honored as a Big 10 Black Alumni of the Year representing the UI.
Intersection of Burlington Street and Grand Ave at sunset

Iowa ranked No. 2 in green power usage among the Top 30 Colleges and Universities by EPA

Friday, August 12, 2022
The University of Iowa has moved up in the EPA’s Green Power Partner rankings and is now No. 2 in the Top 30 Colleges and Universities of the largest green power users. To achieve this ranking, Iowa uses green power for 84 percent of its operations’ total electricity needs, up from 73 percent last year.  
Jackson Pollock's "Mural" installed in the Stanley Museum of Art

Jackson Pollock’s ‘Mural’ piece returns home to the Stanley

Thursday, August 4, 2022
After nine years of touring Europe and the United States, Jackson Pollock’s ‘Mural’ is finally home at the University of Iowa as of July 14, where it will be on view when the UI Stanley Museum of Art reopens on August 26.
Workers replace the gold leaf on the Old Capitol Dome in summer 2022

Old Cap dome gets shiny facelift

Monday, July 25, 2022
Work to replace the gold leaf on the University of Iowa’s most iconic building began in late May and is entering its final phase.
The top of the Old Capitol building photographed against a blue and white cloud sky

8 projects approved for FY2023 P3 funding

Thursday, June 9, 2022
The University of Iowa has awarded eight interdisciplinary projects with $15 million in funding generated by the public-private partnership (P3) with its utility system.
The exterior of the Lindquist Center photographed from the north in summer 2019

Board of Regents approves Iowa Center for School Mental Health in UI College of Education

Thursday, June 2, 2022
The Board of Regents approved the University of Iowa’s proposal to establish the Iowa Center for School Mental Health in the UI College of Education.
A sculpture of yellow wire and bees created out of various elements in Gibson Square Park

Stanley Museum of Art sculpture park celebrates University status as "Bee Campus"

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Preceding the announcement of the University of Iowa as bee-friendly, campus and community partners brought a piece of interactive public art in Gibson Square Park to increase awareness and inspire action by the public in preserving and promoting bee habitats in Iowa City.
A bee on a flower featuring the Bee Campus USA badge

UI officially named Bee Campus USA

The native pollinator population is vital to the function of our native ecosystem and the vegetation and wildlife within it.To help prevent further decline, the University of Iowa has committed to protecting our native pollinator population through becoming a Bee Campus USA affiliate.
Hundreds of people turned out to listen to speakers and witness the planting of the Anne Frank Tree sapling grown from the chestnut tree behind where Anne Frank and her family hid during World War II. Photo by Tim Schoon

Iowa celebrates planting of Anne Frank tree on Pentacrest

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
On Friday, April 29, the University of Iowa became the 13th location in the United States to plant a sapling grown from the chestnut tree that symbolized hope for Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis during World War II.