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.