Jack Scudder, a University of Iowa professor of physics and astronomy, has discovered how to find magnetic portals in space.

UI physics and astronomy professor Greg Howes' work investigating solar wind turbulence has been funded by the National Science Foundation and commended by President Obama. The most rewarding part of his job? Participating in a community outreach project that aims to attract more people to science.

The AIDS Quilt Touch app is live. Created in part by the UI Digital Studio for the Public Humanities, the app enables users to interact virtually with the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

A UI graduate student has been honored for publishing research findings that may one day benefit individuals with hydrocephalus, or swelling of the brain.

State, congressional leaders reacted strongly today to a federal report finding fault with FEMA’s replacement determinations for the UI's flood-damaged Hancher, School of Music, and studio art buildings.

Researchers in the University of Iowa Departments of Computer Science and Psychology bring in children to ride a realistic virtual course in the UI bike simulator. The information gathered gives insight into a child's decision making process while riding a bike.

In her book on the Hamburg Inn No. 2, UI alumna and bookmaker Marybeth Slonneger wove together essays, poems, reminiscences, photos both past and present, drawings, and old advertisements gathered from an assortment of folks, many of them associated with UI writing programs—and all of whom share a fondness for the legendary Iowa City diner.

The comic mystery 'Sherlock’s Last Case' by Charles Marowitz is the final full production in the 2012 Iowa Summer Rep season of “Chills and Thrills.” It will open at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 12.

The National Institutes of Health is helping a University of Iowa team treat diseases affecting premature babies. A grant, the fourth renewal obtained by John Widness and colleagues, will test alternative approaches for delivering life-sustaining red blood cells.

University of Iowa associate professor of political science Tim Hagle and associate professor of computer science Doug Jones talk about the attempts made to improve the U.S. voting process.

Computer voting expert Douglas Jones says recommendations for managing GOP primary voting are "sensible."

International Writing Program alumnus Roberto Ampuero, who is both a UI faculty member and Chile's ambassador to Mexico, recalls his childhood living near the Nobel-winning poet Pablo Neruda.