Academics
The university will offer online-only instruction for all summer sessions. Clinical and experiential activities will continue to be addressed on a program-by-program basis.
The university plans to resume face-to-face instruction this fall.
Events
All events scheduled to be held on the UI campus during the summer will be canceled, postponed, or conducted virtually through July 31, 2020.
Campus Services
Find the latest information regarding campus services and facilities, including changes in operating hours and temporary closures.
Developing at-home method for collecting COVID-19 testing samples
University of Iowa genetics expert Val Sheffield has converted part of his lab to help fight the coronavirus pandemic by creating a simple specimen-collection method that skips the swab and removes the need for medical personnel. All people have to do is spit in a cup.
In demand and loving it
Like most people, Lisa Blake enjoys a couple of days off from her job every week. But since early March, the medical laboratory scientist in University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics’ Clinical Microbiology Laboratory measures her time off in hours, not days.
Scientists, media turn to Iowa’s coronavirus expert
Veteran researcher Stanley Perlman—until recently, one of only 10 full-time coronavirus virologists in the world—leads the University of Iowa’s search for answers on COVID-19.
Campus Updates
Resources
Updates on COVID-19
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
24/7 COVID-19 Helpline from UI Hospitals & Clinics
319-384-8819
Student Health Nurseline
319-335-9704
UI Hospitals & Clinics appointment questions
800-777-8442 (toll free) or send a message through MyChart
Travel Advisories
CDC and U.S. Department of State
UI Hospitals & Clinics
COVID-19 Preparedness
University Counseling Service
319-335-7294
UI Employee Assistance Program
319-335-2085
“As the University of Iowa community experiences heightened anxiety around COVID-19, it is important to avoid assumptions about who may or may not be carrying the virus based on their identity. Discrimination on the basis of ethnicity or national origin is unacceptable and counter to our core values. If you experience or witness bias related to the virus, contact the Campus Inclusion Team or the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity.”