Just in time for Earth Month, the University of Iowa was once again designated a 2022 Tree Campus USA award by the Tree Campus Higher Education Program. The award was presented to the Facilities Management Landscape Services tree crew by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources during the annual Community Forestry Awards luncheon on April 12.

After years of planning, fundraising, and development, the University of Iowa wrestling programs have a new training center that complements their world-class competition home at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Coaches, athletes, administrators, fans, and donors celebrated the dedication of the Goschke Family Wrestling Training Center on May 30. The 38,000-square-foot facility is the new training home of the Iowa men’s and women’s wrestling programs. The wrestling room on the south end of the building is connected by underground tunnel to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, recognized as one of the best wrestling venues in the world.

The University of Iowa Office of Clery Compliance has updated its Clery geography following the acquisition of the UI Health Care Medical Center Downtown, 500 E. Market St. A university’s Clery geography is used to guide decision-making when it comes to communicating about confirmed or potential safety threats to the campus community. The Clery Act requires all institutions of higher education participating in the federal student financial aid program to maintain two types of alerting systems for separate and distinct purposes.

Campus Safety is proud to announce it has prominently placed 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline decals on all police squad cars and Nite Ride vehicles to enhance student well-being and make information about mental health resources more accessible to the community. The University of Iowa is among the first Big Ten universities to add 988 to its campus safety vehicles. The new decals feature the national suicide and crisis lifeline number, which offers those in crisis a direct and confidential connection to trained counselors who can provide immediate assistance.

The University of Iowa Police Department has added a new K9 to its team. K9 Bella — a German Shepherd trained in explosives detection, tracking, and article search — will work alongside her handler, Officer Daniel Huggar. The pair were matched earlier this spring, and recently completed their training at Ironheart Training Center in Ottawa, Kan.

The UI Police Department has teamed up with Hospital Safety and Security to host a series of bike registration events on the UI Health Care University Campus. Registering your bike makes it easier for you to file a police report if your bike is stolen, and easier for law enforcement to return it to you if it is located.

With the help of a federal grant, big changes are coming to Cambus that will help the University of Iowa meet sustainability goals and increase the bus system’s efficiency. The Federal Transit Administration awarded the University of Iowa a $16.4 million grant for improvements to the Cambus system, including the purchase of six new battery-electric buses that will help the UI reach its sustainability goals. In addition, the funds will help provide updates to the Cambus Maintenance Facility.

To support the ongoing maintenance and improvement of parking facilities, University of Iowa Parking and Transportation is proposing modest rate increases for most parking permits beginning Aug. 1. The proposed rates – including a cost decrease to permits for the commuter lot farthest from campus – received unanimous support from the Parking and Transportation Charter Committee before seeking approval by the Iowa Board of Regents.

From the Front Row, a student podcast from the UI College of Public Health, interviewed Ken Anderson about our iconic CAMBUS. Dr. Anderson talks about the creation of CAMBUS and its transformation – including the artwork on the first buses. Click on the links below to listen and check out the CAMBUS 50th Anniversary magazine for even more info.

The week of March 18, 2024, UI CAMBUS is recognizing its student employees for their commitment to providing safe and reliable transportation. CAMBUS student drivers and student support staff over the past year continued to excel, innovate, and take on new challenges to deliver exceptional service to campus.