Biologists at the University of Iowa have unraveled a second pathway by which cancer cells multiply without end. Using baker's yeast as a model, the biologists explored Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres, a second pathway that cancer cells use to become immortal.

Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa report how defects in diamonds may be used at the quantum level to process information more efficiently than ordinary computer bits.

A new study from a University of Iowa researcher suggests that social media content can hurt a job applicant's chances, but also that reviewing job applicants’ social media sites may not be an effective way to assess the candidates, and may also conflict with federal employment law.

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that the limitations of human memory make it difficult for researchers to link adverse childhood experiences to physical health issues later in life.

The University of Iowa has approved a new undergraduate certificate in Urban Studies.

University of Iowa Associate Professor Ana Rodríguez-Rodríguez created an exhibit about forgotten and overlooked Spanish female authors, Wise and Valiant: Women and Writing in the Spanish Golden Age (Tan sabia como valerosa: Mujeres y escritura en los Siglos de Oro), at Spain's Cervantes Institute. In December, the Smithsonian named Wise and Valiant one of the top 10 online exhibitions of the year...

For the second consecutive year, The Daily Iowan was named the Iowa Newspaper Association’s (INA) 2021 Newspaper of the Year, the INA announced Feb. 11.

University of Iowa Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Iowa Flood Center Director Witold Krajewski has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering for his innovative research and leadership in flood prediction and mitigation.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted and reshaped many aspects of our lives, but it hasn’t stopped University of Iowa (UI) students from exploring some of life’s most interesting questions through research, scholarship, and creative activity. To celebrate students’ ingenuity, resilience, and innovation, the UI Office of the Vice President for Research is sponsoring the Dare to Discover campaign...

More than 6,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2020 fall semester.