UI expert explains: What you need to know about bird flu Mike Pentella, professor of epidemiology in the University of Iowa College of Public Health and director of the State Hygienic Laboratory at the UI, explains that bird flu is a disease caused by certain influenza viruses that usually spread among birds, not humans, and that public health surveillance is critical to prevent its spread.

Jan 18, 2024 · Beth Goetz has been named the University of Iowa’s next Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair after serving in the role as interim since Aug. 2.

Jun 11, 2024 · More than 7,650 students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2024 spring semester.

Oct 10, 2024 · The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang, a 1998 participant in the University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP).

Aug 16, 2024 · University of Iowa archaeologists have uncovered the first-ever well-preserved mastodon skull scientifically excavated from the state of Iowa — a find that notably dates to when the first humans lived and hunted in the area.

Dec 11, 2024 · On Dec. 19—22, more than 1,700 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees during in-person and livestreamed commencement ceremonies, beginning with the College of Education’s undergraduate and Teacher Education Program recognition Dec. 19 and concluding with the College of Engineering,

Jun 11, 2024 · More than 1,250 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president’s list for the 2024 spring semester.

Jan 15, 2025 · More than 8,700 students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2024 fall semester.

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Jun 7, 2021 · Physicists led by the University of Iowa report definitive evidence of how auroras are created. In experiments, the physicists demonstrated the physical mechanisms for the acceleration of electrons by Alfven waves under conditions corresponding to Earth’s auroral magnetosphere.