Alice Schoonbroodt, a UI economics professor, says it makes sense that birthrates continue to be unusually low since many Americans remain uneasy with the slow recovery from the Great Recession in 2009.

UI mascot Herky visited Roosevelt Middle School in Cedar Rapids to watch students share what they had learned during a three-day camp offered through the UI College of Education's Iowa Center for Assistive Technology Education and Research.

Thanks to a recent grant, the University of Iowa School of Social Work will be leading an initiative to produce 30 web-based seminars (or webinars) for nursing home social workers—the first series of its kind nationally.

University of Iowa graduate Cathryn Sloane shares seven things that new incoming college students should know to help them succeed in the classroom.

University of Iowa students and their parents, UI Hospitals and Clinics patients, and others traveling to the UI campus should be aware that the Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the westbound exit from I-80 to Dubuque Street (exit 244) for construction.

University of Iowa Information Technology Services is in the process of migrating student e-mail to Microsoft Office 365, providing students with larger mailboxes (25 GB vs. 1 GB today) and a full portfolio of communication and collaboration tools: (Excel, Power Point, Word, OneNote, instant messaging, video conferencing, and online meetings).

Researchers at the Getty Conservation Institute have labored for a year to repair one of the 20th century's most important American paintings—a Jackson Pollock creation called Mural, which is owned by the University of Iowa. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)

Dr. Sonali Patel, a pediatric cardiologist who helped found a childhood obesity clinic at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics two years ago, has seen steady increases in the number of Iowa children with complications from obesity.

The painting "Spheres of Privilege" is among the works by artist and UI associate professor Susan Chrysler White that will be on display at the Sioux City Art Center starting Saturday, Aug. 10.

Steve Wynn, chairman and chief executive officer of Wynn Resorts, Limited, has donated $25 million to the UI to accelerate the search for cures for rare eye diseases, including the one that hampers his own vision.

Stephen A. Wynn has made a $25 million gift commitment to the University of Iowa to support the UI’s Institute for Vision Research. The gift, which was announced at today’s meeting of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa held in Ames, will be used to accelerate progress toward cures for rare, inherited retinal diseases.

The construction of dams and other manmade structures introduced over the years has made it difficult if not impossible to link frequent flooding in Texas to climate change.