Linda Kerber has arguably been the most influential pioneer in the field of women's studies in the past 41 years, say those who organized a weekend event in celebration of the retired UI professor's career.

Edward Bell, M.D., a neonatologist at UI Children's Hospital, comments on the story of an Oakland A’s pitcher whose son died just 23 hours after he was born.

A University of Iowa-led research team created the most detailed three-dimensional model of a region of the mouse lung where breathed air collects. The team thinks the model can be used to track how inhaled gases move through the complex system of airways in the lungs and how some lung diseases, such as emphysema, originate and develop.

University of Iowa political science professor Tim Hagle says that Mitt Romney is under more pressure and needs to prove himself in the first presidential debate at the University of Denver in Colorado.

A planned new Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa will offer partnerships and collaborations focused on science, technology, engineering, and math education.

Iowa Public Radio's River to River talks with Greg Touzani, president of the the University of Iowa Veterans Association, and John Mikelson, UI Veterans Center coordinator, who describe challenges they've faced adapting to civilian life and their efforts to help other veterans.

Two University of Iowa physicians are teaming up to start University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics’ first Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Clinic. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

University of Iowa College of Education Associate Dean Susan Lagos Lavenz says while the intent of No Child Left Behind was good, the implementation and interpretation leaves many people thinking there is too much emphasis on testing.

John Solow, professor of economics in the Tippie College of Business, looks at the broad economic impact of what would happen in Iowa if Congress and the president can't come to terms on raising the debt ceiling, and we go over the so-called fiscal cliff.

Deborah Linebarger, a UI College of Education associate professor and lead author of a study on children's exposure to background television, says she was floored by the results that revealed U.S. children are exposed to nearly four hours of background television on the average day.