The University of Iowa Department of Athletics continues to advance a set of projects that will provide Hawkeye student-athletes and their fans with services and facilities that rank among the best in the country. 

The University of Iowa’s new home for wrestling has a new name. Pending Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approval at its meeting on Nov. 9–10, the University of Iowa will name its new world-class wrestling training facility in honor of Doug and Ann Goschke’s generous support.

Ash trees in Iowa City continue to fall victim to the emerald ash borer beetle despite preventative treatment and removal efforts by arborists over the last decade.

The UI coordinated with the City of Iowa City and LL Pelling Co. to paint a Tigerhawk logo on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway Jefferson Street intersection on Aug. 25. The UI is planning a second installation on Market Street on Thursday, September 15.  The UI selected LL Pelling Co. for the painting project.  Read the full article by the Daily Iowan to learn more.

Craig Just, UI associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, highlights how the university is improving Iowa communities through the work of the new Iowa Wastewater and Waste to Energy Research Program Tech Park, which he hopes will become a worldwide leader in innovative waste treatment to generate energy and recover resources.

Lew Montgomery, interim senior human resources director for University of Iowa Finance and Operations, was recently honored as a Big 10 Black Alumni of the Year representing the UI.

The University of Iowa has moved up in the EPA’s Green Power Partner rankings and is now No. 2 in the Top 30 Colleges and Universities of the largest green power users. To achieve this ranking, Iowa uses green power for 84 percent of its operations’ total electricity needs, up from 73 percent last year.  

After nine years of touring Europe and the United States, Jackson Pollock’s ‘Mural’ is finally home at the University of Iowa as of July 14, where it will be on view when the UI Stanley Museum of Art reopens on August 26.

Work to replace the gold leaf on the University of Iowa’s most iconic building began in late May and is entering its final phase.

The University of Iowa has awarded eight interdisciplinary projects with $15 million in funding generated by the public-private partnership (P3) with its utility system.