University of Iowa researcher Tara Smith writes about which animals are most likely to harbor diseases that can move to humans and the challenges of studying zoonotic pathogens.

Herbert Hovenkamp, a University of Iowa professor of antitrust law, says that one of the biggest antitrust investigations of an American company ended with a slap on the wrist for Google since there was a lack of consumer harm.

This year saw one of Iowa’s most philanthropic families, the Gerdins, make a $12 million commitment to the building campaign for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, making the Gerdin Family the Iowa City Press-Citizen's Person of the Year for 2012.

The University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa all are ranked among the top 100 best values in U.S. public higher education in 2013 by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine.

University of Iowa psychiatrist and gambling researcher Donald W. Black says his latest published study on compulsive gambling has found that the percentage of gamblers who report gambling problems has dropped despite the expansion of casinos in the state.

The University of Iowa's Dance Marathon seems to get a bit bigger every year, so it's no surprise it was named to a list of the 10 biggest college fundraisers by the college rating site thebestcolleges.org.

More children are surviving in-hospital cardiac arrest than they did one decade ago, according to a University of Iowa-led study of data from hospitals using resuscitation guidelines from the American Heart Association.

The UI is partnering with Mediacom, Iowa’s largest cable TV provider, to create what it is calling the Hawkeye Network, a statewide station airing content produced entirely in-house at UI. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Mary Cohen, a UI music education professor with appointments in both the Colleges of Education and Liberal Arts and Sciences, unites prisoners and volunteers through the Oakdale Community Choir. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa recently approved an expansion to UI Hospitals and Clinic’s Labor and Delivery Unit, one that nurse manager Amy Sanborn said will improve efficiency. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)