Current and former University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital patients took the spotlight as the Kid Captain program returned for the 2022 Iowa Hawkeye football season.

Amanda Gustafson and Aunica Harvey are teaching hundreds of Iowa children to dance in their own studio, which they opened soon after graduation with help from the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.

A unique bone cancer treatment uses 3D technology to precisely map tumor removal and develop prosthetics that are particular to each patient’s anatomy. It’s helping University of Iowa Health Care patients get back to their active lifestyles sooner.

Ann Kreitman found community at the LGBTQ Iowa Archives and Library, as well as a wealth of stories to tell in her work in the theater.

While some theater graduate programs require students to focus on one specialty, the University of Iowa allowed Alastair Sigala Ramirez to pursue both of his passions.

The University of Iowa continues to attract high-achieving students. This fall’s incoming first-year class has topped previous records with an average high school grade-point average (GPA) of 3.82.

Fifty years after the University of Iowa elevated 12 women’s club sports to varsity status, the Hawkeye community will celebrate all that has been accomplished, but also look toward the next 50 years.

University of Iowa sport and recreation management students spent a week learning about many aspects of a career with the Olympics — and lived like an Olympian in the process.

Former Hawkeye runner Sarah (Arens) Wilhelmi now works to build bridges between college athletes and Team USA Olympians and Paralympians.

When twins Noelle and Blaire McDaniel’s clubfoot treatment proved a bit tricky, their parents never lost faith in their University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital team, or the revolutionary approach developed at Iowa.

One in five pregnant women face food insecurity. Upstream Initiative, a student-run program in a high-risk pregnancy clinic at University of Iowa Health Care, aims to improve health outcomes by addressing the issue head-on.

David Janssen, who graduated from MOC-Floyd Valley High School in Orange City, received a medical degree from the University of Iowa and returned to his roots in northwest Iowa to practice family medicine. He says his goal is to take care of residents, so the community can thrive.

As chief marketing officer for the Milwaukee Bucks, University of Iowa business and journalism graduate Dustin Godsey has overseen exciting progress within the organization, including the construction of a new arena, the development of 30 acres that surround it, and an NBA title.

Undergraduate students at the University of Iowa not only have plentiful opportunities to work alongside faculty researchers, they make important contributions to science.

Since joining the University of Iowa English faculty in 2020, Melissa Febos has published two acclaimed books, received prestigious fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, and married her partner of six years. And, she has found a community of students she absolutely adores.

The University of Iowa in 2021 became the first NCAA Power Five school to add women’s wrestling as an intercollegiate program. This historic Hawkeye team will be led by Clarissa Chun, one of the most accomplished athletes in international wrestling.

Not only does the University of Iowa offer a variety of treatment options for a range of cancers, from the most common types to the rarest, campus investigators are working daily to make those treatments better. And patients play a key role.

Thanks to his participation in clinical research at the University of Iowa, Jordan Hauck was able to put cancer behind him. Now he is helping others by raising awareness — and needed funding.

Five years after the Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa helped the state win $97 million to address chronic flooding, the results are in: Under the guidance of regional watershed management bodies, 800 structures have been built across Iowa to reduce flooding and improve water quality.

As a University of Iowa undergraduate, Maddie McCarron is already zeroing in on her goal of covering sports for a major media organization in a metropolitan area.

When a love of chemistry led Andy Spurgin to study pharmacy, the PharmD program at the University of Iowa introduced him to a world of career possibilities. Practicing in his small Iowa hometown, however, turned out to be his calling.

Grant Day credits the care he received at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics after a snowmobile accident with being able to later join the National Guard and become a firefighter.

As pioneers in cochlear implants, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics experts are transforming the lives of more and more people with complete or partial hearing loss, including Jim and Roberta Carver from Alburnett, Iowa.

Since its founding in February 1847, the University of Iowa has nurtured the creative spark of experimentation and has been dedicated to learning, discovery, health, and culture.

Joe Coulter, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation of Oklahoma, created the first curricular center for Native issues at the University of Iowa and established a program for Native Americans across the U.S. to receive in-state tuition at the university.

First-year Carver College of Medicine student Joseph McDonell hopes to expand health care services to rural Iowans. The Coggon, Iowa, native is assisting with the creation of a remote health monitor, and he advocates for continued development of telehealth programs.

A turned-down internship, a bet, and two novels later, J.C. Geiger says the University of Iowa gave him the opportunity to see the world and find the type of writing he loved best.

The birth of the traveling trophy known as Floyd of Rosedale wasn’t just a silly wager between two border-state governors. It was a conciliatory gesture in the wake of the 1934 game, in which the Hawkeyes’ Ozzie Simmons, who was Black, suffered numerous injurious hits.

After being sidelined by an unusual kidney condition, Lily Calvert of Urbandale, Iowa, is playing volleyball again, thanks to the expertise of University of Iowa pediatric specialists.

University of Iowa researchers have been following 300 children with hearing loss for nearly 14 years, and their findings are changing lives, the field of audiology, and public policy.

Evita Woolsey came from California to the University of Iowa to pursue her interest in speech and hearing science. Through her involvement in an NIH-funded research project, the undergraduate is assessing children across the state and making connections with researchers on campus and beyond.

University of Iowa scientists are designing and testing a novel prototype of an oxygen concentrator. The Iowa proposal simplifies the design so the product is easier to produce and maintain, and could benefit hospitals in the U.S. and around the globe.

University of Iowa grads are no strangers to Hollywood. Alumni of the Writing University have put their stamp on the entertainment world, delivering critical and commercial successes to screens big and small.

Taylor Hircock entered the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine with an eye toward practicing family medicine in a small town. This desire was confirmed during a rotation in Carroll, Iowa, where he now lives and works.

The University of Iowa welcomes the most academically accomplished class in its history for the fifth year in a row.

Thanks to neonatal expertise at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, an Independence, Iowa, couple has been able to celebrate key milestones after their babies were born in 2020 at just 27 weeks’ gestation.

Lauryn Ash always knew she wanted to be a writer. And in creating the worlds found in video games, the University of Iowa graduate found her passion.

For 40 years, the Iowa Marrow Donor Program has led the way helping those in need get the lifesaving transplants they require. And it wouldn’t be possible without the kindness and selflessness of Iowans, especially the young adults on campuses across the state.

After enduring close to 100 procedures to keep her airway open, a central Iowa teen is seeing potential for normalcy following a complex throat surgery at the University of Iowa in 2019.

University of Iowa alumnus Sam Bornstein led one of college baseball’s largest analytics staffs as a student, giving the Hawkeyes an edge on the diamond.

A go-kart accident left Todd Peters’ family fearing that the middle-schooler might lose his arm. His family says Todd’s team at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital performed a “miracle.”

For nearly three years, Aidan Moles knew no other home than UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The unique lifesaving care he received there allowed him to at last head home and start experiencing the everyday joys of life.

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, announces Barbara J. Wilson as the 22nd president of the University of Iowa.

Dealing with heart failure at 36, Marcus Jones feared he would miss some of the best moments of fatherhood. A heart transplant at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center gave the Waterloo, Iowa, man a path toward the life he’d longed for.

Watching your baby go into open-heart surgery is scary, but a Grinnell, Iowa, family says everyone at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital was so calm, confident, and caring that it made them feel at peace.

When Ivy Gardner of Woden, Iowa, experienced an emergency just shy of 23 weeks into her pregnancy, maternal-fetal medicine specialists at University of Iowa Health Care were able to intercede and save Ivy and her daughter, Ellie Grace, now a happy, healthy toddler.

University of Iowa alum Michael Scheuerman, who says his time at Iowa opened his eyes to what was happening in the world, has earned an Academy Award nomination for shining a light on a human rights catastrophe in Yemen.

Six weeks after sustaining serious arm injuries, a young Marshalltown girl was out of her cast and playing with her siblings. Her family credits the skill and compassion of her University of Iowa Health Care team for making every step of the process less traumatic.