Board of Regents Newsletter: July 2024 Newsletter

The Iowa Board of Regents met virtually July 31, 2024, originating at the Board Office in Urbandale. The Board passed a $7.8 billion FY 2025 Budget for the institutions, the Board Office and the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Of the $7.8 billion budget, more than $3.24 billion is restricted. Restricted funds...

Board Membership Stan Redeker, President, Boone Ray Bailey, Milford John Baldridge, Chariton Margaret Collison, Oskaloosa Ralph McCartney, Charles City Ned Perrin, Mapleton Mary Louise Petersen, Harlan Donald Shaw, Davenport Ralph Wallace, Mason City The University of Iowa appointed Wallace Tomasini as acting director of the School of Art and Art...

External funding to support research, scholarship, and creative activities at the University of Iowa totaled $683.8 million in fiscal year 2024, which ended on June 30, 2024. This is a 22% increase over the previous year’s $561 million. Total external funding to the institution reached $811 million, an increase of...

The University of Iowa has been awarded a $6 million, four-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to lead a multistate collaboration with universities, local governments, health care providers, and other experts on a project that will help Midwest agricultural communities grappling with effects of severe weather, such as floods, droughts,...

Pay attention the next time you drive near your home, farm or business. You’ll notice small, green utility boxes all over the place. They’re distribution transformers. If they’re not working properly, electricity won’t flow to your lights and appliances. Those boxes take kilovolts of electricity (that’s high voltage, measured in...

The Princeton Review has selected the David W. Wilson College of Business’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program as one of the Best Business Schools for 2024. UNI has consistently ranked on this list for more than a decade. Some key factors that led to the Wilson College of Business’...