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Dr. Hans House says a drop in the number of visits to the emergency room at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is likely seasonal and not related to Affordable Care Act-related changes.

Indianapolis 500 Media Day took place on Thursday, May 22, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Buddy Lazier, the 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion, answered numerous questions about the logo that appeared across the chest of his team racing shirt—the Wynn Institute for Vision Research logo, along with the famous Tigerhawk.

Sherree Wilson has traveled Iowa from Sioux City to the Quad Cities, advising health care providers on culturally responsive care, where providers develop an understanding of the local patient population, recognize the potential for bias in encounters with their patients, and select tools for effective cross-cultural communication.

Dan McGehee, who studies driver safety at the University of Iowa, says Internet-connected cars could be a good thing, as long as automakers can figure out a way to keep people from fiddling with it while they drive.

Law professor Herb Hovenkamp says AT&T's proposed takeover of DirecTV may have an impact on Comcast's proposal to buy Time Warner Cable.

UI law professor Herb Hovenkamp examines the antitrust issues that will be considered in AT&T's proposed takeover of DirecTV.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds visited the University of Iowa campus today, Tuesday, May 20, to meet with shared governance leaders and faculty involved in entrepreneurial work. During the visit, Branstad and Reynolds toured the new John and Mary Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building, which is scheduled to open in June.

Hit the road, faculty. About 30 UI researchers and scholars travel this week to northeast and southeast Iowa to meet with civic, education, political, and business leaders, part of the annual Faculty Engagement Corps, now in its ninth year.

Over the years, evolutionary biologists have referenced the “Red Queen” hypothesis, which describes how living organisms, including humans, manage to survive in a changing environment by adapting through sexual reproduction. According to a University of Iowa researcher, the hypothesis is supported.

Thousands of students officially became University of Iowa alums this weekend, as commencement ceremonies took place across campus. University Communication and Marketing photographers and videographers took in the scenes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the Pentacrest, and other locations, helping to capture one of the happiest days on campus.

Photos with Graduation Herky on the Pentacrest. Celebration shots by the Old Capitol. Selfies at University of Iowa commencement ceremonies. Students, faculty and staff, and parents were all willing to share their commencement experiences over the weekend in social media, using the hashtag #UIGrad14.