See how UI scientists learn from the river.

Iowa Magazine Segments

Learning from the River

Discover new public art works that enhance the Iowa campus.

Art in Place

Energizing Sustainability

The Art of the Book

A University of Iowa alum and a UI scholar explore a raging music industry debate with a bold new documentary film about copyrights and creativity.

Copyright Criminals

Students in Iowa's Graduate Program in Urban & Regional Planning learn firsthand how to enhance the quality of life for all communities.

Planning for Livable Communities

A class project teaches engineering students how simple ideas can address big problems.

Design for the Developing World

A unique research center advances our understanding of floods.

Living with Floods

Herky the Hawk has been the symbol of the University of Iowa and its intercollegiate athletics teams for more than 60 years. Herky represents not only the University of Iowa, but the entire state of Iowa... hence the state's nickname, the Hawkeye State.

Inside the Mind of a Mascot: Herky the Hawk

IIHR Hydroscience & Engineering is one of our nation's oldest and most preeminent hydraulic research and teaching laboratories. IIHR is known for its capabilities in computational simulations, laboratory modeling and for field observational research.

The Science of All Things Fluid

For more than 125 years, the College of Dentistry has been an integral part of The University of Iowa and a resource to the state of Iowa. It is the only dental school with advanced programs in all recognized specialty areas.

Advancing Oral Health

Development and research conducted at the NADS saves lives, improves quality of life for motorists, advances the state of the art in driving simulation, and improves the efficiency and productivity of the vehicle manufacturing sector.

The National Advanced Driving Simulator

The University of Iowa Spirit Squads consists of the Iowa Cheerleaders, the Iowa Dance Team and the Herky the Hawk. The program is at the forefront of the University of Iowa, providing `Black and Gold' not only but across the nation.

Inside the Iowa Sprit Squads

As the Great Recession continues through 2009, Katherine Porter (UI College of Law), Jerry Anthony (Urban & Regional Planning) and Kevin Leicht (Sociology) participated in a research seminar at the UI Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.

Consumer Debt in America

The Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (CGRER) is a state-funded institute devoted to studying and bettering our environment.

Environmental Research for Iowa and the World

Iowa Magazine, produced for the Big Ten Network, is a half-hour TV program highlighting the stories and people that make the University of Iowa a truly exceptional place for research, education and innovation.