Implementation Progress
Our goal is to expand the university’s impact on local and regional communities, the state of Iowa, and the world by leveraging its areas of distinction, the resources entrusted to it, and the collective talent of its people.
Since the start of the strategic plan, we made significant progress in expanding patient care and healthcare services for Iowans. We also continued to create partnerships with communities across the state, worked to increase access to higher education in Iowa, and established new methods to help all Iowans benefit from the groundbreaking research and innovation taking place on campus.
Key Metrics
$ 8 Billion
value added to the state economy by UI
According to a FY2022 study by Lightcast, which calculated additional value added to the state of Iowa economy for each of the state's regent institutions
# 2
campus for Green Power Usage
According to EPA's Green Power Partner rankings of college and university partners
# 2
Most Trusted Brand in Health Care
According to a consumer study by Monigle, which also ranked UI Health Care the #3 overall health care brand experience in the U.S.
65,000 +
visitors to Stanley Museum of Art
During the first year in its new building (opened Aug. 2022), the museum also hosted 200+ university courses and 4,000+ K-12 students and educators
Highlights and Success
8,000 +
telehealth appointments
Over the past five years, the program has facilitated over 8,000 telehealth appointments with a child psychiatrist
State Hygienic Lab receives national recognition for wastewater testing
The UI-run laboratory, which was critically important for monitoring the health of Iowa communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, is one of five new wastewater-based centers of excellence established by Ceres Nanosciences with support from the NIH.
UI Health Care opens two urgent care clinics in Quad Cities
UI Health Care patients and employees who live in the Quad Cities will have increased access to urgent care services in their community through clinics in Davenport and Bettendorf, supporting the UI’s goals of supporting access to health care across the state.
UI report identifies cancer risks for Iowans
The 2024 Cancer in Iowa report finds that the state of Iowa has the fourth-highest incidence of alcohol-related cancers in the U.S. and has the highest rate in the Midwest.
More Stories
Column One
- Maintaining access to medical care and training for Iowans
- Providing training to improve life-saving care for Iowans
- Advancing health equity across Iowa
- UIHC nursing team earns fifth-consecutive Magnet designation
- Giving patients a better and smoother care experience
- UI will participate in four-state Heartland Consortium to boost research participation among rural populations
- New 30-bed short stay unit at UIHC enhances patient care, improves efficiency, enables quicker room turnover, and frees up additional adult inpatient beds.
- UI Hospitals and Clinics Named a Top Employer
Column 2
- Integrating sustainability with education
- University of Iowa a leader in green power usage
- Integrating sustainability into the Iowa student experience
- Iowa Law receives $5 million gift to launch environmental law initiative
- Public gathers samples, explores the environment during UI BioBlitz
- Student Gardens Teach Sustainable Food Practice