@uiowa

Official University of Iowa account. With more than 200 areas of study, the University of Iowa enrolls 30,000+ students and offers many top-ranked programs.

 Iowa City, IA
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In 1887, a woman pulled an old gold ribbon from her hair and passed around pieces as the example for Iowa's new school color. It was adopted in 1891 💛
Photo of the Old Capitol Building flying the American and Tigerhawk flags.

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Real Hawks, real lives.
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On top of being a proud Hawkeye, the greatest of all time is a proud @TippieIowa alum. 🏀🎓
Screenshot of an Instagram direct message where Caitlin Clark confirms having a degree in response to Tippie's College of Business Instagram story about getting her BBA.

ALT Screenshot of an Instagram direct message where Caitlin Clark confirms having a degree in response to Tippie's College of Business Instagram story about getting her BBA.

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Iowa Wave on season
Glowing pumpkin carved with a detailed view of the Iowa Wave at Kinnick stadium showing fans waving to the Children's Hospital

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Hawkeyes 💚 Frankenstein 🎬 Gene Wilder starred in Young Frankenstein (1974) 🎬 Diablo Cody wrote Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
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Nearly half of Iowa’s pharmacists are Hawkeyes. For more than 140 years, the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy has been preparing pharmacists to care for communities across Iowa and beyond. Happy National Pharmacy Week!💛🖤
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy students pose with Herky the Hawk in front of large IOWA lettering, with a sign reading “PHARMACY” displayed in front of the group.

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The University of Iowa started with the Old Capitol and just 10 acres of land. Today, the Hawkeye campus spans more than 2,100 acres.
Photo of the Old Capitol building and the Pentacrest, circa 1870.

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Drone photo of the Pentacrest and downtown Iowa City, 2026.

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One of just 20 in the country. Iowa medical student Simran Sarin is spending four weeks with @NASA studying what happens to the human body in space.
Photo of Simran Sarin.

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Photo of past Aerospace Medicine Clerkship participants.

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Photo of past Aerospace Medicine Clerkship participants.

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Status update.
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Hawkeye archaeologists helped uncover the most complete mastodon specimen ever found in the state & it dates back 13,600+ years. "Dolly" is now on display in Corydon, IA 🦣
Photo of the mastodon bones on display.

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Photo of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the mastodon exhibit.

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Photo of the mastodon bones on display.

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The third most-watched regular season College GameDay EVER happened in Iowa City. 🤯 School of Journalism students got a peek behind the curtain to see how one of college football’s biggest shows comes to life 🎥
Photo of journalism students touring the College GameDay media setup.

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Photo of journalism students touring the College GameDay media setup.

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Photo of journalism students touring the College GameDay media setup.

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Photo of journalism students touring the College GameDay media setup.

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Then. Now. Always I-O-W-A 🙌
Two comparison photos, top photo is in color with University of Iowa hawkeye students in Kinnick Stadium in yellow body paint and black letters, each student has one letter and together they spell, I O W A. The bottom photo is black and grey, and it's university of iowa students in a crowd holding one letter, together they spell out IOWA

ALT Two comparison photos, top photo is in color with University of Iowa hawkeye students in Kinnick Stadium in yellow body paint and black letters, each student has one letter and together they spell, I O W A. The bottom photo is black and grey, and it's university of iowa students in a crowd holding one letter, together they spell out IOWA

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It's called the heart of campus for a reason. 🏛️
A large crowd gathers on a university campus lawn for a daytime event near a building with a golden dome and flags flying above.

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A large crowd gathers at night in front of a historic building with a lit golden dome for an outdoor concert or event.

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A large group of people wearing yellow gathers in front of a historic university building with a central clock tower on a sunny day.

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Rows of small American flags densely planted on the lawn in front of a historic government building with a clock tower under clear blue sky.

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One of the most high-profile physics projects this century is in the hands of Hawkeye students. They’re helping build DUNE, a global experiment involving 1,400+ scientists across 35+ countries 🔬
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Hawkeye words of wisdom. 🖤💛
Caitlin Clark takes a jump shot during a game with a crowd watching intensely.

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Black and white close-up portrait of Gene Wilder with a contemplative expression against a dark background.

ALT Black and white close-up portrait of Gene Wilder with a contemplative expression against a dark background.

Orthopedic physician Ignacio Ponseti discussing treatment, emphasizing gentle correction of clubfoot in children.

ALT Orthopedic physician Ignacio Ponseti discussing treatment, emphasizing gentle correction of clubfoot in children.

Black and white photo of Duke Slater in vintage football gear with a quote about caring for youngsters and the future.

ALT Black and white photo of Duke Slater in vintage football gear with a quote about caring for youngsters and the future.

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Fourth-oldest in the country, one of the top-ranked PharmD programs in the nation: @UIPharmacy 💉
A student practices a medical procedure on a training mannequin's arm while a female instructor observes in a classroom setting.

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Eight women joined Iowa’s first medical class in 1870. The Carver College of Medicine was America’s first coeducational medical school 🩺
Photo of the Carver College of Medicine Class of 1880.

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Reminiscing.
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The Daily Iowan was the first daily campus newspaper west of the Mississippi, which started in 1901 📰
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In 1987, University of Iowa Health Care made history by implanting the nation’s first multichannel cochlear implant designed for a child with congenital hearing loss. 🦻
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