The growing number of international students, particularly students from China, at the University of Iowa has prompted the Tippie College of Business to offer instruction for its faculty that will help them better pronounce Chinese students names.

The new Hancher season features music, dance, theater, and family events as the University of Iowa's performing arts presenter continues to connect artists and audiences.

2013 Pella High School graduate Lucas Rietveld found his special niche at the UI College of Education's REACH Program, a two-year, transition certificate program for students with multiple intellectual, cognitive, and learning disabilities.

The College Database has recognized the University of Iowa as a top college in Iowa for students interested in military service based on both affordability and the offering at least two ROTC programs—Army, Navy, or Air Force.

African-American women, who have long complained of the negative impact of predatory lending, appear to be coveted candidates when it comes to getting loans, according to a study by researchers at the University of Iowa.

A group of Roosevelt Middle School students in Cedar Rapids will have a unique audience when they demonstrate what they’ve learned at a three-day assistive technology camp this week. The camp culminates Wednesday, Aug. 14, with a visit from Herky.

Former University of Iowa women's athletic director Christine Grant was inducted into the Des Moines Register's Iowa Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday as one of the most significant people in the state's athletic history.

Starting this summer, college students in Washington state will be asked to answer optional questions about their sexual orientation on their registration forms. The University of Iowa was the first public university to ask similar questions on its registration forms in 2011.

Kevin Dubbins, a senior in the UI College of Engineering, is taking part in Journey of Hope, a cross-country bike trek to raise funds and send a message of acceptance for people with disabilities.

Sixty high school students from China visited the University of Iowa Tuesday, July 23, as part of a Midwest tour to learn about the culture, conservation, and commerce surrounding the Mississippi River.

UI faculty members Claire Fox and Omar Valerio-Jiménez led the 2013 Obermann Summer Seminar, gathering 14 distinguished scholars in Latino/a Studies to the University of Iowa, who helped create the anthology and web platform, The Latino Midwest Reader.

Approximately 30 teachers from across Iowa used their training as educators and experience in the classroom to review new questions and provided feedback to test creators at the Iowa Testing Programs.

All 104 preschoolers affiliated with the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County were able to take home a book along with information for their parents about the importance of reading thanks to a community outreach project led by the University of Iowa College of Education’s chapter of the Student Iowa School Counselor Association.

The UI Tippie College of Business is becoming increasingly international, quite a change from several years ago. Although there are challenges, the benefits of a more global student body are many.

Who could guess that in the heart of the Karakum Desert we would be introduced to a romance writer from our own country? Such is the beauty of cultural diplomacy: we learn strange truths; dispel stereotypes and correct misimpressions; meet one another on common ground, this time in a library.

The 2013 selection for the One Community, One Book annual reading program tells the inspiring story of a Malawian man’s determination to bring power and freedom to his village.

With the English Language Learner population quickly increasing in many Iowa school districts, the need for school leaders to effectively learn and adapt to the changes in student populations is essential. To help meet that need, the UI College of Education is hosting the first Social Advocacy Summit, a unique opportunity for Iowa’s school leaders on Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2.

Four University of Iowa undergraduate students and 20 UI graduate students have received Stanley Awards for International Research to conduct research abroad or pursue learning activities in international studies that are not available on the UI campus.

UI alumnus Lem Genovese, who received his bachelor's degree in general studies in 1987, is now a veteran folk singer and author, his perspectives honed by four decades of songwriting and performing and his 20 years of service in the U.S. Army and National Guard.

A University of Iowa workshop will bring together community members and health providers to address cancer prevention, screening, and treatment for Latino communities in Iowa.