New UI freshman coming to campus this summer receive black-and-gold bracelets with flash drives instead of mountains of booklets as part of a more streamlined orientation process.

University of Iowa associate professor of political science Tim Hagle and associate professor of computer science Doug Jones talk about the attempts made to improve the U.S. voting process.

The University of Iowa College of Law is among a small but growing number of law schools that are sending a new message to their graduates: look beyond the lure of the big city to rural communities for good jobs.

Clinton resident Gerri Nichols says she is grateful for a remotely-manned robot that helped detect her stroke in Clinton, likely saving her life—thanks to a partnership between Mercy Medical and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Computer voting expert Douglas Jones says recommendations for managing GOP primary voting are "sensible."

University of Iowa President Sally Mason discusses current topics. The second half of the show focuses on a new collaboration between the UI and the Iowa State Bar Association encouraging young lawyers to practice in small towns.

International Writing Program alumnus Roberto Ampuero, who is both a UI faculty member and Chile's ambassador to Mexico, recalls his childhood living near the Nobel-winning poet Pablo Neruda.

University of Iowa Graduate College Dean John Keller says there are a lot of “cosmic tumblers” that will impact public higher education in the future, including funding model changes and government directives to produce graduates in high-demand areas.

University of Iowa neuroscientist and assistant professor of marketing William Hedgcock discusses the use of fMRI to show what happens in the brain when a person loses self-control.

University of Iowa leisure studies faculty member Benjamin Hunnicutt explains what's behind the shrinking of the American summer vacation.