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The exterior of the Lindquist Center photographed from the north in summer 2019

Board of Regents approves Iowa Center for School Mental Health in UI College of Education

Thursday, June 2, 2022
The Board of Regents approved the University of Iowa’s proposal to establish the Iowa Center for School Mental Health in the UI College of Education.
A sculpture of yellow wire and bees created out of various elements in Gibson Square Park

Stanley Museum of Art sculpture park celebrates University status as "Bee Campus"

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Preceding the announcement of the University of Iowa as bee-friendly, campus and community partners brought a piece of interactive public art in Gibson Square Park to increase awareness and inspire action by the public in preserving and promoting bee habitats in Iowa City.
A bee on a flower featuring the Bee Campus USA badge

UI officially named Bee Campus USA

The native pollinator population is vital to the function of our native ecosystem and the vegetation and wildlife within it.To help prevent further decline, the University of Iowa has committed to protecting our native pollinator population through becoming a Bee Campus USA affiliate.
Hundreds of people turned out to listen to speakers and witness the planting of the Anne Frank Tree sapling grown from the chestnut tree behind where Anne Frank and her family hid during World War II. Photo by Tim Schoon

Iowa celebrates planting of Anne Frank tree on Pentacrest

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
On Friday, April 29, the University of Iowa became the 13th location in the United States to plant a sapling grown from the chestnut tree that symbolized hope for Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis during World War II.
A landscape services employee in a bright yellow shirt standing in front of a woodchip pile approximately 10 feet high

Repurposing trees lost to the Emerald Ash Borer and Derecho

Wednesday, May 18, 2022
When trees were removed from campus as a result of the Emerald Ash Borer and the derecho wind storm, Landscape Services faced a decision: dispose of the excess material at a cost, or find a way for the material to benefit the university. Using the felled trees to create mulch resulted in cost savings of approximately $18,000 for our Landscape Services team and the university. It will provide two-years-worth of mulch for the campus.
The state champion Black Walnut tree in front of MacBride hall on the Pentacrest

University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums launching new monthly Tree Tour series starting Friday

Monday, April 18, 2022
The University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums (UIPM) will debut Tree Tours, a new educational program series. The first event in the series will occur from noon to 1 p.m. on Earth Day, this Friday, followed by monthly events at the same time through October. This program is free and open to all campus and community guests; registration is not required.
Members of Landscape Services hold up a Tree Campus USA and certificate celebrating their status as UI's Tree Campus Higher Education

UI: Tree Campus Higher Education 2021 Recipient

Friday, April 15, 2022
The University of Iowa was recently honored with the 2021 Tree Campus USA Award at the Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Ankeny. The award was presented by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on April 12, at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny.
A man in black clothing helps paint a colorful geometric mural in the Stanley Museum of Art

A first look inside the Stanley Museum of Art, opening in August

Tuesday, April 12, 2022
A media tour was held to showcase the new $50 million Stanley Museum of Art, which is scheduled to open to the public on August 26.  The previous museum of art, located at 150 N. Riverside Drive, was evacuated during flooding in 2008.  Lauren Lessing, director of the museum, told members of the press about its facilities, upcoming programming, and its opening weekend. 
A student writing equations on a blackboard in the Math Tutorial Lab in MacLean Hall

University of Iowa math department to move to Jessup Hall during MacLean Hall modernization

Sunday, April 3, 2022
The University of Iowa mathematics department will move to Jessup Hall when modernization begins in MacLean Hall within the next decade.
A graphic that says "Women in Construction Week" featuring a woman in a hard hat and safety vest with a Tigerhawk logo

Facilities Management celebrates Women in Construction Week

Tuesday, March 29, 2022
University of Iowa Facilities Management celebrated Women in Construction Week 2022 from March 6 - 12 by featuring women on our Design & Construction team on social media.