Iowa City and University of Iowa will join with activists around the world at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, for "One Billion Rising," the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls.

The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy has obtained a grant to evaluate medication usage by patients in central Iowa. The goal: Improve the rate at which patients take prescribed drugs.

Jerry Anthony, director of the UI Public Policy Center's housing and land use policy program, says that a free map was designed to make Iowa foreclosure data easily accessible and understandable.

The University of Iowa has successfully kicked off its participation in the 2013 RecycleMania tournament, the national competition in which college campuses compete over eight weeks to see who can reduce, reuse, and recycle the most on-campus waste.

Don't be surprised to find Debra Schwinn, the new dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine, in the violin section of the UI Health Care Faculty-Staff Orchestra. Throughout her medical training and academic career, she's found time to pursue her interest in music.

Recreational Services will sponsor Chickadee Camp, a wildlife and activity program for first through sixth graders at Macbride Nature Recreation Area over spring break, March 18-22.

Kristi Williams, a University of Iowa professor of gerontological nursing, says a 2011 study she co-authored found that seniors who challenge their brains, keep moving, eat well, and maintain social connections experiencing positive effects in maintaining memory and thinking ability.

Research shows that there is not one profession whose clients and customers wouldn’t benefit from their service providers having received multicultural training. When it comes to having a diverse population to serve, I believe educators are at the top of the list of those in this category.

Dance Marathon 2013's fund-raising total of $1.5 million brings the group's historic tally to $12.7 million, establishing its place as one of the nation's top college philanthropies.

The University of Iowa has partnered with health-care organizations to create the Iowa Liver Center. The center will expand care and patient service to people with diseases of the liver and biliary tract in central and western Iowa.

Gary Johnson with the UI Center for Disabilities and Development shares how he helps Iowans with disabilities find technology to assist them with completing tasks in his role as an Iowa Program for Assistive Technology behavioral consultant.

University of Iowa students volunteering with Dance Marathon are helping children like 22-month-old Nora Sanderson who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)