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University of Iowa launches effort to expand cancer care for rural patients

Monday, June 24, 2024
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.

Avocados are a ‘green gold’ export for Mexico, but growing them is harming forests and waters

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
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.

NIVA Conference 2024 kicks off with state of the indies address

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Andre Perry, executive director of Hancher Auditorium, is current president of the National Independent Venue Association.

How Exercise Strengthens Your Brain

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
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.

Clarkonomics 101: The numbers behind Caitlin Clark's impact on women's basketball

Monday, March 25, 2024
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.

'Martyr!' plays its subject for laughs but is also deadly serious

Friday, March 22, 2024
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.

Caitlin Clark and Iowa find peace in the process

Thursday, March 21, 2024
Being Caitlin Clark: Inside the world of the player who redefined the game

Daily Iowan buys two local papers saving them from closure

Monday, March 18, 2024
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.

UI's Aron Aji named 2024 National Book Awards judge

Thursday, March 14, 2024
Aron Aji, director of the Translation programs at Iowa, was named a 2024 National Book Awards judge. He has translated poetry and prose by Turkish writers, including Bilge Karasu, Ferit Edgu, Murathan Mungan, and Ebru Ojen.

1-on-1 with college basketball phenom Caitlin Clark

Thursday, March 7, 2024
ABC News' Robin Roberts sat down exclusively with basketball star Caitlin Clark to talk about her historic college career and why she's making the jump to the WNBA now.