A record number of UI students and alumni have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards this year thanks to hard work among faculty and staff and a growing number of resources for students across campus.

Eric Taylor, assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, was recently awarded a five-year, $1.87 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study biological mechanisms used by the liver to make glucose.

Jean Robillard, vice president for medical affairs at the University of Iowa, sent a message to all UI faculty, staff, and students on Wednesday, May 13, sharing the job description for the next UI president and inviting people to provide comments or suggestions via the search website.

Peter Gruber, chair and DEO of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery with University of Iowa Health Care, was recently elected a member of the American Surgical Association.

Finals week can be the most stressful time of the year for college students. That’s why the University of Iowa is working to help alleviate that pressure with Finals@IMU, a weeklong series of events taking place at the Iowa Memorial Union.

University of Iowa staff received a report from a student she was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance, in a residence hall, in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 9, 2015.

Finalists looking to become the next University of Iowa president will visit campus as early as Aug. 31, according to a schedule approved by the UI Presidential Search and Screen Committee May 8.

Lesley Triplett created a unique business venture, Dumpling Darling. The Korean-style dumpling stand, now at multiple locations, started as a booth at the Iowa City Farmers Market. The idea was inspired by her love of travel, which began with a study abroad experience while at the UI.

“Jackson Pollock’s ‘Mural’: Energy Made Visible” at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a small show built around a leviathan. Mural, the mammoth painting that Guggenheim gifted to the University of Iowa, has never before been in Italy, and was recently cleaned at the Getty Conservation Institute.

The UI-led study, one of the largest and most systematic examinations of care for very premature infants, found that hospitals with sophisticated neonatal units varied widely in their approach to 22-week-olds, ranging from a few that offer no active medical treatment to a handful that assertively treat most cases.

University of Iowa graduate Jordan Loperena had seven months to prove himself after he was offered a job at ESPN. Five years later, he is an asset for the network that calls itself "the worldwide leader in sports."

A team of University of Iowa marketing students recently worked with Dane’s Dairy to develop a new marketing plan for the 55-year old Iowa City landmark.