The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' Department of Dance has moved from Halsey Hall into a newly renovated facility in the university’s former art museum building. The new Dance Building brings the department’s programs together under one roof and features five studios, digital arts classrooms, a motion-capture studio, an informal performance space, and dedicated areas for students to gather. Its location near Hancher Auditorium and other arts programs also creates new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and strengthens the growing arts district on the west side of campus.

One by one, Hancher Auditorium, the Visual Arts Building, and Voxman Music Building opened in fall 2016, marking a major milestone in the University of Iowa’s recovery from the 2008 flood. Together, the three buildings ushered in a new era for the arts at Iowa that continues to inspire creativity, collaboration, and innovation a decade later.

The UI’s new water tower is hard to miss. Located near Kinnick Stadium and UI Health Care University campus, the distinctive standpipe rises about 138 feet — roughly the height of a 13-story building — and has become a new campus landmark. Learn more about why the new, larger water tower was needed.

The new Health Sciences Academic Building brings three University of Iowa programs together in a state-of-the-art facility designed to support learning, research, clinical care, and collaboration. The building provides expanded spaces and new technology as the programs continue to grow and serve students and communities across Iowa and beyond.

Seven major construction and renovation projects across the University of Iowa campus continued to make progress over the summer. The updates include new academic spaces, student gathering areas, facility expansions, and renovations that will continue throughout the fall and into future semesters.

The $81.4 million Iowa Memorial Union renovation remains on schedule and on budget after one year of construction. As the project progresses toward completion in fall 2027, UI Student Health is preparing to relocate from Westlawn to the third floor of the IMU.

For more than 50 years, the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center served as a hub for pioneering communication sciences and disorders research at the University of Iowa. That legacy will continue in the Health Sciences Academic Building, where the UI Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic and Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders have relocated.

New information on individual building pages includes AED locations, Stop the Bleed kit locations, and more detailed lactation room information including available equipment, access details, and contact information. The new feature also allows for future development and addition of new services if needed.

Removal of the University of Iowa’s Hawkins Drive water tower will begin July 10 and continue during weekends through the end of August. The work will affect nearby streets and sidewalks, but safe access to the UI Health Care University campus main entrance will be maintained.