While all energy systems are vulnerable to the impacts of extreme weather, Iowa’s interconnected, diverse energy infrastructure and electrical grid has made it less prone to failures.

The University of Iowa has announced they will begin testing wastewater to help monitor the presence of COVID-19 on campus. According to officials, existing research indicates people who have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 shed virus particles through their feces.

The fall 2020 semester has been unlike any Hawkeyes have experienced in our university’s 173-year history. Essential workers in our health care operations have selflessly provided incredible care for Iowans while others across campus have worked tirelessly to keep buildings open and safe, provide quality education to our students, and keep other essential operations running smoothly.

Despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on instruction, the University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment is looking forward to the future of sustainability on campus, and recently released a rough draft of their 2030 goals for sustainability.

Iowa City and the University of Iowa are cleaning up debris after a derecho storm swept through eastern Iowa on Monday, Aug. 10, bringing 100 mph winds. The UI campus was no exception, and damages are still being assessed.

Thank you to FM staff! Watch this video to learn more about masking up and keeping our Hawkeyes healthy. 

The University of Iowa is capturing and preserving images of spray-painting on campus during recent Black Lives Matter protests to ensure the messages are not forgotten and can help guide campus in its work to make meaningful changes.

“We Stand Together” temporary murals in places like the UI Children's Hospital, Finkbine golf course, and the Jacobsen Building were made to show that the University stands together through the pandemic. These murals were made possible thanks to collaboration between UI Athletics, UIHC, and FM.

Nearly all University of Iowa utilities system employees accepted an offer from ENGIE North America as part of the university’s 50-year public-private partnership (P3). The partnership will allow the university to invest $15 million per fiscal year via grants dedicated to supporting the UI’s strategic plan and core missions of teaching, research, and scholarship.

The University of Iowa cut the ceremonial ribbon at its new Psychological and Brain Sciences building Jan. 24, as students, faculty, and staff within the department transition out of its previous home in 120-year-old Seashore Hall. As the spring semester has begun, UI Psychological and Brain Sciences Department Chair Mark Blumberg said he has watched with pleasure while students, faculty, and staff discover the building and what it has to offer.