Cystic fibrosis adds daily treatments to JJ Ward’s routine, but it hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm for sports, school, and fishing. With support from University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, the 6-year-old Davenport boy and his family face the future with hope.

Years after UI Health Care treated two of her cousins, the Dubuque native is beginning medical school at Iowa. She hopes to bring the same compassion her family experienced to patients across the state.

Born 15 weeks early with complex medical needs, Eliana Gaul of Peosta, Iowa, has shown remarkable strength throughout a decade of care. Now 10, she is thriving with support from specialists at UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

When Ron Watson’s prostate cancer persisted through several treatments, a targeted therapy available near his Ankeny home produced a remarkable response — and helped him return to the baseball field.

University of Iowa students took an ambitious art-and-science course into the field in Iceland, where high-altitude balloon launches tested their technical skills, creative instincts, and ability to work across disciplines in unpredictable conditions.

Iowa’s unmatched writing-related resources prepare its graduates for success in many fields. This level of excellence positions Iowa as the best public university for writing and communication.

When Lily Lee was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, no treatment existed. Months later, a newly approved therapy changed her future — and made her the first patient at UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital to receive it.

Second-year University of Iowa College of Dentistry student Ingrid Streitz helped revive a crew member during a snorkeling excursion in Japan, an experience that reinforced for her the importance of CPR training, access to AEDs, and being willing to act.

Kelsey Rook’s experience demonstrates how University of Iowa students are gaining practical skills they can use to make a difference in communities across the state.

After years of surgeries and complications from a rare congenital heart defect, Beau Harvey received a donor heart — and a new chance at the active life he had long hoped for — at UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

Following a high volume of applications, the University of Iowa has welcomed one of its largest first-year classes.

After a rare blood disorder threatened Charlie Price’s life, a bone marrow transplant helped him get back to being a kid. Now, he’s helping give back to UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

University of Iowa students don’t just appear in and provide the voice for this year’s national TV spot. Their experiences and perspectives helped shape the story it tells.

With more than 300 infusions at UI Health Care behind her, 6-year-old Harlow Taube is looking ahead to a future filled with dinosaurs, Michael Jackson videos, and dreams of becoming a paleontologist.

Nick Lembezeder says his education in public health and medicine at the University of Iowa is preparing him well to reach his goals — while also helping to fill a physician shortage in the state.

Working alongside experts at UI Health Care, biomedical engineering students turned a classroom project into a teaching tool that’s now helping young patients understand scoliosis treatment.

University of Iowa Health Care’s MAT (Medication for Addiction Treatment) Mobile Clinic is helping Iowans access life-saving treatment while also training local providers to continue the work long after the van drives away.

After beginning her career as a speech-language pathologist and serving in the Iowa Air National Guard, Kenzie Theisen of Le Mars, Iowa, found a new calling helping patients through some of life’s most consequential moments.

From the west to the east, the University of Iowa and its alumni provide expertise in areas as varied as health care, education, and law.

At University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Craniofacial Clinic, Bodhi received specialized care, surgery, and helmet therapy that helped him grow into the vibrant little boy he is today.

A partnership with the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities will help the growing central Iowa city of Granger plan for its future.

A partnership with the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities will bring housing, infrastructure, public art, and other projects to northwest Iowa.

A partnership with the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities will support community planning and strategic projects in southeast Iowa.

The Des Moines Area Medical Education Consortium equips medical students with real-world clinical experience in a care setting vital to Iowa communities.

Former Hawkeye football standout Ike Boettger is using lessons learned at Iowa — and support from the Hawkeye network — to grow Stally, his Iowa-based apparel company.

IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering at the University of Iowa has partnered with Iowa towns and major cities in the nation and world to manage their stormwater challenges, with the goal to efficiently discharge excess flows that can harm the environment and endanger people.

Spencer Peterson’s personal experience at UI Health Care informed his decision to care for Iowa children and families.

MD candidate Kara Rueschenberg hopes to be the kind of family medicine physician she saw growing up in Harlan, Iowa: a community leader and trusted confidant across generations.

University of Iowa art students imagined bold, kinetic machines that make art. Engineering students in Berlin are helping transform those wild ideas into real-world designs.

When a stroke happens, fast treatment can save brain function and lives. For the past 20 years, UI Health Care’s Code Stroke system has helped patients across Iowa get recognized, evaluated, and treated faster.

More than 40 years after leaving while just credits short of a degree, Tim Dickson fulfills a promise to his mother by returning to the University of Iowa — thanks to an online program that finally made finishing possible from afar.

Jason Keonin, MD, brings modern surgical technology to northwest Iowa — and finds work-life balance through a uniquely structured practice group.

When Ron Muhlenbruck was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2005, he came to the University of Iowa — then a rising leader in neuroendocrine tumor research. Twenty years later, Iowa remains the only U.S. institution to receive specialized federal funding twice for this rare cancer.

After graduating with a Master of Science in Nursing, Adam Heflin plans to return to serve the rural Iowa area he grew up in.

Advika Shah found her place at the University of Iowa by exploring opportunities in analytics and ethics while building friendships, gaining career-ready skills, and discovering how to create real-world solutions.

Writing is everywhere at the University of Iowa, and Ben Ahlrichs was thrilled to find himself in the middle of it.

After completing an MBA from the University of Iowa in May, Brian Privett will apply new strategic skills to his work as an ophthalmologist and practice leader in Cedar Rapids.

Through leadership, mentorship, and hands-on patient care, the UI College of Pharmacy grad has built the skills and confidence to advocate for patients and give back to the communities that shaped her.

Erin Wissler Gerdes didn’t just study maternal mental health, she also lived it, balancing a growing family while earning her PhD in epidemiology at the University of Iowa. Her work brings together research and real-life experience to better understand — and support — parents navigating early childhood.

Nursing student Faith Briones leaves her mark on the University of Iowa campus through leadership and participation in multiple organizations.

As a fourth-generation Hawkeye, Madeline Berst’s connection to the University of Iowa began long before she set foot in a classroom. Now, after eight years on campus, she’s coming full circle — graduating from the College of Dentistry and starting a career shaped by family, service, and care.

Hawkeye basketball player Taylor McCabe sets records on and off the court while on her way to becoming a structural engineer.

A new class of Hawkeyes is ready to soar — and we couldn’t be prouder of all they’ve achieved.

Experiencing her father’s death in a farming accident and the pressures of COVID-19 as a health care worker inspired Bailey VandeLune to pursue emergency medicine. Now, she’s committed to making a difference in a rural community like the one she grew up in — Winterset, Iowa.

University of Iowa researchers are working to connect migraine patients with the treatments that will actually work for them.

Plans are underway to expand orthopedic surgical and clinical services as demand grows with improved access for Iowans.

Before leading some of NASA’s most ambitious missions, Jim Green found his trajectory at the University of Iowa — where a series of “gravity assists” set him on a path to the stars.

After years of defibrillator shocks and failed ablations, a referral to UI Health Care helped Heath Cooper of Clinton, Iowa, find relief for ventricular tachycardia — a potentially life-threatening condition.