Board of Regents Newsletter
January 2026 Newsletter
Issued January 30, 2026
- The Presidents: John C. McDonald
- Renewable materials build low-cost batteries to store wind energy
- UNI receives $2.4 million grant to launch Humanities Hub
- UI Health Care first in nation to perform procedure using ARCHIMEDES biodegradable pancreatic stent
December 2025 Newsletter
Issued December 31, 2025
- Regents History: December 3, 1998
- 2025 Year in Review
- UNI celebrates “People You Should Know” as part of sesquicentennial celebration
- Patrick Schnable elected to National Academy of Inventors
- In a university first, psychiatrist earns prestigious award for her 'outsider' approach
November 2025 Newsletter
Issued November 26, 2025
- Regents History: November 11-12, 1976
- UNI makes a grad degree more accessible than ever
- ISU Engineers work to recruit students, narrow U.S. talent gap in semiconductor workforce
- Meet UI’s 2025 Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award recipients
October 2025 Newsletter
Issued October 31, 2025
- Regents History: October 14-15, 1965
- UNI announces bold new ‘Degree in 3’ path to elementary teaching degree
- When a derecho strikes: ISU Engineers build emergency management training game
- UI Health Care ophthalmologist Ed Stone elected to the National Academy of Medicine
September 2025 Newsletter
Issued September 30, 2025
- Regents History: September 16, 1999
- 4 Iowa alums longlisted for National Book Award
- Byproduct of making fuel from ag waste boosts soil organic carbon on Iowa farm
- UNI welcomes students and community to 2025 Congress to Campus forum
August 2025 Newsletter
Issued August 29, 2025
- Regents History: August 5-7, 1964
- UI launches reSPARC to build upon financial strength
- ISU infrastructure, industry partnerships to support new scale-up facility
- UNI recognized as a transfer-friendly institution for eight years in a row
July 2025 Newsletter
Issued July 31, 2025
- July 30, 2025 Meeting Recap
- Iowa OER Saving Students Money
- Iowa researchers celebrate TRACERS launch
- UNI recognized as a top business school for nearly two decades
- Charred chunks in the blast box: reducing risk of battery fires, explosions at ISU
June 2025 Newsletter
Issued June 30, 2025
- Regents History: June 14-15, 1962
- UNI names Allison Rank as inaugural director of the Center for Civic Education
- Iowa State launches cybersecurity certificate to boost skills, build state's workforce
- FY 2026 P3 funding to support cancer care, faculty hiring
May 2025 Newsletter
Issued May 30, 2025
- Regents History: May 9-10, 1949
- Forever true for ISU: President Wendy Wintersteen to retire in 2026
- A world first at UNI's Wilson College of Business
- Dedeaux-Norris wins prestigious Rome Prize
