Great stories happen at Iowa
“Daily Iowan” celebrates 150 years
The University of Iowa campus has had a student-produced newspaper since 1868. Not only do the student staff members have opportunities many colleges can’t provide, their work has earned multiple honors and awards throughout the years, placing the paper among the best in the country.
Iowa: Shaping literature’s landscape for more than a century
From the storied Iowa Writers’ Workshop to a new undergraduate creative writing program, the craft of writing is deeply woven into the fabric of the UI.
Student becomes teacher
Inara Verzemnieks returns to the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program.
The first and best home for writers
The UI is home to many renowned programs for aspiring writers and is a place where all students are afforded opportunities to improve their writing or weave it into their studies.
Home state perfect fit for UI-educated neurologist
Aaron Boes brings expertise in noninvasive brain stimulation from Harvard University to the University of Iowa.
Iowa City: Little town, big on writing
The University of Iowa’s longtime renown and excellence in creative writing contribute to city’s international reputation as a writer’s haven.
Breaking barriers in brain research
The Iowa Neuroscience Institute is primed to make discoveries about humans’ most complex organ — and end debilitating diseases.
A living legend among Iowa's neuroscientists
Nancy Andreasen, who holds the Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry, is a pioneer in neuroimaging, having used MRI technology in the 1980s to show that schizophrenia is a disorder of the brain.
The pig and the politician
Only one team can leave the Iowa-Minnesota football game with a bronze pig. Here’s the story behind the beloved trophy.
Device design project ends with quite a ride
Born without most of his right arm, Jonny Cole couldn’t ride a bike. Four UI undergrads in the Department of Biomedical Engineering created a device that lets the Cedar Rapids boy ride with confidence.
Two disciplines. Two wheels. One elite program.
The University of Iowa's unique bike-building classes combining art and engineering set the worldwide standard.