Board of Regents Newsletter: January 2023 Newsletter

Iowa is one of the best states to be a college student, according to a new study from the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, a non-partisan think tank. The study, which placed Iowa at number 3 in the nation, ranks the value of state public universities by median return...
Three ISU faculty members and two UI faculty members were named 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal, Science. Fellows are recognized for their scientific and socially notable achievements spanning their careers. AAAS honors three...
Ninety-eight years ago, in 1925, the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU) opened, providing University of Iowa students a place to gather, participate in campus activities, and deepen their Hawkeye connections. As the IMU prepares for its 100th birthday, the university is looking to its future and how the building can continue...
An Iowa State University research team has discovered a method for modifying the function of an enzyme crucial to fat production, which could lead to more effective treatments for childhood obesity and cancer. While the research was in fruit fly larvae, being able to speed up or slow down lipid...
UNI's online master’s in education programs ranked in the top 15% nationally, based on the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs. The UNI programs ranked 43 among 329 schools, climbing 10 places from 2022. U.S. News assessed schools in the Best Online Programs based on a variety...