A University of Iowa summit on April 15th — which will examine the personal journeys of veterans and their families —will challenge students to rethink how leadership is defined, what it means to lead by example and how mental attitude can overcome adversity.

"Iowa Now Minute" is a 60-second roundup highlighting recent UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Thursday.

Listen to Iowa Law Professor Lea VanderVelde discusses the tort of seduction and the history of women in the workforce.

UI associate professor of computer science Douglas Jones says that chipmakers, such as Intel, have a history of including artwork like Easter eggs in chip designs so as to better detect when someone copies their work.

Building on their discovery of a gene linked to eating disorders in humans, a team of researchers at the University of Iowa has now shown that loss of the gene in mice leads to several behavioral abnormalities that resemble behaviors seen in people with anorexia nervosa.

The Iowa Humanities Festival considers the imaginative power of the prairie as presenters from colleges, universities, and cultural institutions across Iowa highlight the humanities in the Midwest.

Exploring Iowa's history is as easy as a summer road trip. State archeologists explain on this edition of Talk of Iowa on Iowa Public Radio.

Kasra Zarei, a University of Iowa sophomore from Coralville, has received a 2015 Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate award for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. UI junior and Clive native Alexandra Bartlett received an honorable mention.

The University of Iowa Mobile Museum unveiled a new look inside and out during a special visit to Lucas Elementary School in Iowa City on April 7, the first of many visits the museum will make across the state.

The University of Iowa Department of Dance is pleased to present an MFA Thesis Concert, “The Remedy: A MOVEment MoveMENT,” featuring the work of Duane Lee Holland Jr. and Maurice Watson, at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18, in Space Place Theater.

A new study from the University of Iowa suggests managers can improve their work teams’ performances by focusing their motivation efforts on that “extra miler” instead of trying to motivate everyone equally.

A boundary-defying performer, Howard Fishman dives deeply into the influential legacy of Bob Dylan with two Club Hancher performances April 10.