University of Iowa

For many Latinos in Iowa, they feel they’re not getting enough information about the COVID-19 vaccine to decide whether they want to take it.

University of Iowa researchers have found unsafe levels of lead in the drinking water of some Iowa schools, but it’s unclear how deep this problem goes.

There are now more patients hospitalized for COVID-19 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics than at any other point in the pandemic. But a top official says beds are still available and additional capacity is being created, due to measures taken by staff and administrators.

Thirteen former University of Iowa football players have filed a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by the coaching staff, which they say interfered with their ability to earn a high quality education.

The University of Iowa football team played its first game this weekend in a season that had previously been derailed by the coronavirus. Fans crowded into bars to watch, even as the virus continues to rage across the state and hospitals see a surge in patients.

It will be up to individual University of Iowa football players whether they choose to stand for the national anthem, or kneel to protest racial injustice. That's a change for the program, which in past years encouraged players to keep politics out of the game.

The University of Iowa says it will not meet the demands of a group of Black former football players, who have called for the firing of coaches and the awarding of $20 million in damages over alleged racial discrimination.

The pandemic shut down most opportunities to socialize, but it opened up an opportunity for engineering students in Iowa.

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld announced Thursday he intends to retire as soon as the next president is hired, leaving open the timeline for his departure. The news comes as the school is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic crisis.

The CEO of Iowa's largest hospital is warning that a lack of capacity is limiting providers' abilities to care for patients, and to accept transfers from hospitals across the state.