Tom Gruca, professor of marketing in the Tippie College of Business and director of the Iowa Electronic Markets, was recently a guest on the CNN podcast, The Assignment, to explain political prediction markets, how they work, how they differ from gambling sites, and why federal regulators tend to look askance at such prediction markets as PredictIt and Kalshi.

At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, a distraught Alexandra Trusova won silver and promptly declared, “I will never skate again.” Swimmer Michael Phelps displayed a mix of frustration and disappointment at the 2012 London Olympics when he added a silver to his trove of gold medals. At those same games, gymnast McKayla Maroney’s grim expression on the medal stand went viral. These moments, caught by the camera’s unblinking eye, reveal a surprising pattern: Silver medalists often appear less happy than those winning bronze.

A new effort is underway to help rural hospitals provide the highest level of care for cancer patients so that patients don't have to travel as far for treatment. It's a growing need in our state, as Iowa now has the second highest rate of cancer in the country.

As with other foods that have become trendy, such as acai berries, or widely used, such as palm oil, intensive avocado production is causing significant environmental damage, writes Viridiana Hernández Fernández, assistant professor of history at Iowa.

Andre Perry, executive director of Hancher Auditorium, is current president of the National Independent Venue Association.

Physical activity improves cognitive and mental health in all sorts of ways. Here’s why, and how to reap the benefits. In this New York Times article, Michelle Voss, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences, talks about how exercise protects against neurodegenerative diseases.

Jeffrey Ohlmann, associate professor of business analytics, examines the numbers behind Caitlin Clark’s success and how she’s changing the game of women’s basketball in a two-minute clip for ESPN.

In his first novel, the Iranian American poet Kaveh Akbar asks whether our pain matters, and to whom, and how it might be made to matter more. Akbar is an associate professor of English and director of the English and creative writing major at Iowa.

Being Caitlin Clark: Inside the world of the player who redefined the game

The Daily Iowan, a non-profit university newspaper, has purchased two local newspapers saving them from shutting down. Students from the University of Iowa will help both papers cover their communities.