Biomass Magazine featured the University of Iowa's Energy Control Center and co-fired power plant in the articles' exploration of cutting-edge condition monitoring technology that reduces equipment failure and maximizes productivity. The UI's condition monitoring technology tracks several KPIs associated with safety, maintenance costs, operational efficiencies, the percentage of renewable energy and more.

UI's Visual Arts Building was featured in a New York Times article that highlights excellence in building design that inspires innovative and creative thinking. The article praises the Visual Arts Building for creating an interdisciplinary space between arts and STEM "in hopes of facilitating the mixing of disciplines and modes of instruction."