Two University of Iowa undergraduate researchers in the UI Honors Program and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS)—Allyson Mayer and Nicholas Rolston—have been named 2012 Goldwater Scholars.

Conner Spinks, a University of Iowa junior from Des Moines, is one of only 54 Truman Scholars.

Nearly 4,800 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees during ceremonies that run May 10 through June 8.

BookBox is designed to offer a better way to buy and sell books.

The UI Department of Mathematics will write another chapter in its renowned history of supporting minority doctoral degrees when it, in coordination with the UI Graduate College’s Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences program, awards seven doctorates to members of underrepresented minority groups during 2012.

Before President Barack Obama delivered his speech at the UI Field House on Wednesday afternoon, he met with a small group of students at the Iowa Memorial Union.

The University of Iowa's 2 Plus 2 program and other partnerships with community colleges are providing students with economical new routes to bachelor's degrees.

The University of Iowa is one of two institutions a delegation of Russian educators is visiting for an in-depth look at different facets of higher education, hosted by the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development.

In the Navy it was Adam Connell’s job to successfully board ships being used for arms smuggling, drug trafficking, and other nefarious activities. But transitioning to college life provided its own challenges. Fortunately, the University of Iowa offers a range of services to help.

The University of Iowa wants to do more than help military veterans enroll in college; it wants to make sure they succeed once they’re here by providing financial, academic, and even moral support.

The University of Iowa School of Journalism is adding video-game writing to its curriculum.

President Barack Obama will emphasize the need to keep higher education within reach when he visits the University of Iowa campus April 25. It’s a focus familiar to UI leaders, who've made affordable, accessible education a top priority.