School of Music alumnus Jonathan Hallstrom has conducted the orchestra at Colby College for 28 years, but will lay down his baton this spring to concentrate on teaching and composing.

Thomas Jefferson Anderson, who earned a doctorate in composition from the UI School of Music, became one of the leading composers of his generation, and is now an emeritus professor at Tufts University. When he received an honorary degree from Northwestern University a decade ago the citation read, “If music is the universal language, you are a celestial linguist. With artistry, craft, and...

Tom Casavant, director of the UI Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, who is working this semester with the Plant Energy Biology Center in Australia, took part in a 20-kilometer swimming race in the Indian Ocean.

As a young professor, Linda Kerber longed to discover more about the history of women in the United States. That interest has kept her busy throughout four decades.

“Evolution in Iowa Backyards: What the Insects Eating Apples and Sunflowers Tell Us About Origins of Species” is the subject of a lecture by University of Iowa biology professor Andrew Forbes at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 22, in the Biosphere Discovery Hub of the UI Museum of Natural History.

Cellist Hannah Holman and pianist Rene Lecuona, faculty members in the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in the Riverside Recital Hall.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free Improvisation for Classical Musicians concert—the second of three concerts this semester—at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall.

David Perlmutter, director of the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, explores the academic legacy of his father.

Greenhouse gases aren't the only factors to consider when making climate predictions — airborne particles and atmospheric aerosols also merit close scrutiny.

Scientists have studied the prickle gene mutation in flies since the 1930s, but only a couple winters ago did anyone realize these flies had epilepsy. The discovery could provide a new testing route for human treatments.

How did plants develop photosynthesis — the ability to turn carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen in the presence of light? Turns out they stole it.

U.S.News & World Report ranks 10 University of Iowa graduate programs and colleges among the 10 best in the country among all public and private schools. The speech-language pathology master’s program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) ranks as the No. 1 program in the country, according to America's Best Graduate Schools 2013. Audiology (CLAS), the physician assistant program...