As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, the University of Northern Iowa, in partnership with the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley, came together for a UNI Day of Service on Wednesday, April 8.
The University of Northern Iowa has earned the 2026-27 Military Friendly® Schools Designation, marking UNI’s seventh year to earn this distinction. This year, UNI is honored as a Top 10 School.
Former UNI assistant coach Kyle Green will serve as the 26th head men’s basketball coach in Panthers history. He returns to UNI to continue a coaching career that has spanned over 30 years across multiple NCAA divisions, including 16 seasons as an assistant coach at Northern Iowa.
The University of Northern Iowa has surpassed $100 million in scholarship support through Our Tomorrow: The Campaign for UNI, marking a significant milestone in expanding access and opportunity for students.
Nearly 150 years to the day after the legislation establishing UNI took effect, the Iowa Legislature formally recognized the University of Northern Iowa sesquicentennial milestone on Wednesday, March 25 with resolutions read in both chambers.
Head coach Ben Jacobson and the Panthers are dancing again in March Madness! The University of Northern Iowa returns to the NCAA Tournament on Friday when the Panthers square off with head coach Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm at Viejas Arena in San Diego. Tip time is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. CT with the game being broadcast to a national audience by CBS.
Five UNI faculty members and one graduate student — representing fields from music and education to engineering and astrochemistry — have been awarded funding and support to advance early‑stage ideas through the university’s Intellectual Property and Innovation Disclosure Competition IV.
Panther basketball fans are invited to gather for a March Madness celebration as UNI Athletics hosts an NCAA March Madness Selection Sunday watch party, open to the public at the Diamond Event Center located at 5307 Caraway Lane in Cedar Falls on Sunday.
Northern Iowa clinches its sixth MVC Tournament title in program history and earns the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Tournament for the ninth time in school history.
