Teresa Mangum, director of the Obermann Center, has been elected Secretary of the National Humanities Alliance Board of Directors, the largest humanities advocacy group in the country, located in Washington, D.C.

Shaun O'Neill, a second-year dental student at the UI College of Dentistry, was elected as ASDA national board trustee and also received ASDA Citation and Delegate of the Year Awards.

Andrew Richter, a second-year dental student, has received a scholarship from the American Dental Association Foundation.

The Iowa Flood Center at the UI has flood maps where residents in 19 cities and towns can see flooding in real time.

Hawkeye Caucus Day brings 85 University of Iowa students representing 50 UI programs to the State Capitol in Des Moines to shake hands and exchange ideas with state legislators.

A software-development company started by a group of University of Iowa students is thriving at the UI Research Park in Coralville.

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that startup companies typically see significant growth once they’ve offered a beefed-up employee-benefits package, unless they offer it too soon, when the costs are so overwhelming it slows growth and may even force the company out of business.

The University of Iowa Mobile Museum, which updated its exhibits over the winter, launched its third season with a visit to Horace Mann Elementary School in Iowa City on Tuesday, April 5.

The University of Iowa Libraries’ Hardin Library for the Health Sciences has been awarded a five-year, $6.5 million grant to serve as a Regional Medical Library in the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.

Associate Professor Liz Hollingworth and Professor Nicole Grosland will serve as the new chair and faculty athletics representative, respectively, of the Presidential Committee on Athletics, an advisory group that, among other things, ensures consistency between Big Ten, NCAA, university, and state policies.

The Iowa Student Information System (ISIS) will soon be known as MyUI, and its new website will serve as a hub for students to access several of the UI systems and tools they use most.

UI anthropologist Russell Ciochon offers his expert opinion on the biological accuracy of the ape that resembles an overgrown orangutan in Disney's new movie, The Jungle Book.