What started as a 24-year-old just asking for beer money during the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game on Sept. 14 ended Tuesday with nearly $3 million raised for the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital.

The New York Times features research on a parasitic wasp by Department of Biology Associate Professor Andrew Forbes and graduate student Anna Ward. The crypt-keeper wasp preys on at least seven other unrelated species of wasps to better ensure its survival. Biology Letters published the paper.

New Scientist features a study by Department of Biology associate professor Andrew Forbes and graduate student Anna Ward that report a type of parasitic wasp, the crypt-keeper wasp, preys on at least seven other, unrelated species of wasps to better ensure its survival.

Cornelia Lang, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, speaks to The Atlantic about mysterious filaments emanating from the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Matt Kroul is one in a long tradition of Hawkeyes who grew up chucking hay bales before tossing opponents at Kinnick Stadium. Visit the Iowa Magazine website to learn more about Kroul and other Hawkeyes who, when hearing the phrase "America needs farmers," know they're answering that need.

As Iowa towns and cities have become more diverse, David Cassels Johnson, an associate professor of Foreign Languages and ESL Education in the University of Iowa College of Education, discusses the growing needs of English Language Learner (ELL) students in Iowa.

The BBC reports on exciting new findings from joint research venture between experts at the University of Iowa and the Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders. Results suggest a drug used to treat enlarged prostate may also be able to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease.

The University of Iowa's International Writing Program welcomes 29 writers from 26 countries to its 11-week Fall Residency for writing and cultural exchange, hosted with support from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department and the UI in Iowa City, a UNESCO City of Literature.

Jim Bridenstine, the top administrator of NASA, and other high-ranking representatives from the space agency, visited the University of Iowa to learn about Iowa's legacy in space exploration and involvement in current NASA-funded missions, including TRACERS, a $115 million NASA contact award to Iowa — the largest in school history.

Animation Career Review speaks with Aldair Matias Garcia, University of Iowa's president of Esports, about the program.