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 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.

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.