E. Dale Abel, director of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa, has been awarded two separate grants totaling $4 million from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute to study the connection between diabetes, obesity, and heart failure.

Counting sheep isn't putting you to sleep? Not getting enough shut-eye is recognized as a major public health issue. That's why the UI Employee Assistance Program is offering a new, free program for faculty and staff called SHUTi, or Sleep Healthy Using the Internet.

Future doctor Brian Wall is thankful for all the opportunities he’s had to learn more about his hometown, Iowa City, and the school he loves. He’s been involved in student organizations and community groups, all while double majoring in health and human physiology and Spanish.

Jess Harris and Anah Austin win 2015 Phyllis Yager Memorial Diversity Teaching Awards from the UI College of Education.

Although current technology shows a great deal of promise for bioprinting at organ-level complexity, many hurdles remain before the goal of printing functional organs can be realized, writes Ibrahim Ozbolat, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering in the University of Iowa College of Engineering.

Three UI graduating seniors sat down with their mentors to reflect on their four years at Iowa.

This year, on the Act’s 50th anniversary, the Iowa legislature honored Iowa law Professor Arthur Bonfield for his work as principal draftsman by passing a House Resolution, which recognizes him for his role in persuading Iowa lawmakers that new, comprehensive civil rights legislation was necessary.

In an effort to improve pedestrian and motorist safety, University of Iowa researchers are using a simulator called the Hank Virtual Environments Lab to learn whether pedestrians texting and walking near traffic will pay attention to warnings on their cell phones.

Four graduating seniors are helping to reenact a famous experiment from a University of Iowa scientist, helping to set new discoveries in motion.

Karen Heimer, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology.

University of Iowa engineering students displayed their semester projects at the Modern Marvels Exhibition held May 8 at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Iowa City.

Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. Read about the University of Iowa recipients and their projects.