The cost of replacing the University of Iowa’s fine arts campus, which was devastated by the 2008 flood, is pegged at $404.9 million.

UI psychologist Michelle Voss says lifestyle factors can help offset the loss of brain plasticity, making learning more possible for the elderly.

UI political scientist Wenfang Tang assesses the rise and fall of Chinese politician Bo Xilai.

Rebecca Chun and Melinda Myers, Master of Fine Arts candidates in the University of Iowa Department of Dance, will present their thesis works in a shared concert at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 29-31, in the Space Place Theatre of North Hall.

Judy Blume's works are coming out as e-books. UI journalism faculty member Gigi Durham described Blume as "a flywheel in the 'Our Bodies, Our-selves' mode of feminism."

As an American colony for the first half of the 20th century, the Philippines has followed U.S. educational models, including creative writing programs inspired by the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

For all the acclaim, standing ovations, medals, presidential command performances, and success that Simon Estes has had, he still thinks of himself at times as one of five children in a coal-mining family from Centerville, Iowa. He donates half of his fees for his Roots and Wings performances to the Simon Estes Iowa Education Foundation, which provides scholarships for state residents.

UI journalism graduate student Guannan Huang wins a Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for a story about Chinese students at the UI.

School of Music alumnus Jonathan Hallstrom has conducted the orchestra at Colby College for 28 years, but will lay down his baton this spring to concentrate on teaching and composing.

Thomas Jefferson Anderson, who earned a doctorate in composition from the UI School of Music, became one of the leading composers of his generation, and is now an emeritus professor at Tufts University. When he received an honorary degree from Northwestern University a decade ago the citation read, “If music is the universal language, you are a celestial linguist. With artistry, craft, and...

Tom Casavant, director of the UI Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, who is working this semester with the Plant Energy Biology Center in Australia, took part in a 20-kilometer swimming race in the Indian Ocean.

As a young professor, Linda Kerber longed to discover more about the history of women in the United States. That interest has kept her busy throughout four decades.