Using a screening method that previously identified a compound in apple peel as a muscle-boosting agent, a team of University of Iowa scientists has now discovered that tomatidine, a compound from green tomatoes, is even more potent for building muscle and protecting against muscle atrophy.

Kaylia Duncan and Anna Lynch have contributed to the remarkable achievement of University of Iowa graduate students by each winning the 2014 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Thesis Award.

Advanced patient simulators help University of Iowa College of Nursing students master clinical skills, but they can't replace the human element needed to learn consultation and teaching. That's where community volunteers come in.

UI graduate student Andrew Nelson examined the effectiveness of several methods of measuring radium levels in flowback water, including gamma-ray spectroscopy, emanation techniques, and EPA method 903.0.

More than 300 people took part in the annual Doc Dash 5K hosted by the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine with proceeds benefiting the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic and the UI Mobile Clinic.

Members of the media are invited to cover a field trip that will bring an estimated 60 middle school students from Columbus Junction, Iowa, to participate in interactive sessions on campus through the University of Iowa College of Education's Project HOPE (Healthcare, Occupations, Preparation, and Exploration).

University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.

Andrew Solomon will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in the Dean Ballroom of the Sheraton Iowa City Hotel. Solomon is the author of the acclaimed "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity," and is an outspoken activist for LGBT rights, among other causes.

University of Iowa Health Care specialists will hold a series of Mini-Medical School presentations on the science behind personalized cancer care over a three-week period beginning April 15.

A unique combination of virology expertise, military experience, and connection to the source of a common lab strain of the herpes virus allowed UI professor Charles Grose to explain an outlier among geographical clusters of the virus.

The annual University of Iowa Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women presents some of the university's top honors for faculty and staff, as well as scholarships for promising students.

Diet drinks may increase the risk of heart attacks, stroke, and other heart problems in postmenopausal women, according to a UI study.