Whether you eat breakfast might be linked with your risk of dying early from cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.

Skipping breakfast may increase your risk for cardiovascular disease. The connection, found in a study of 6,550 adults aged 65 to 75, was particularly strong for stroke.

UI alumni Tanner Salinas, a graduate of the UI REACH program, is a guest services employee for the Chicago Cubs. “In my mind, I think, yes, I have a disability, but I can do whatever you can do ...,’’ says Salinas, who has cerebral palsy.

School of Social Work professor Mercedes Bern-Klug discusses how meeting residents’ social and emotional needs in long term and post-acute care as being fundamental in culture change and person-centered care.

Researchers at the University of Iowa collected data on a semester’s worth of ID-card swipes at a dining hall — nearly a half million from about 4,000 students in the fall of 2009 — and created a measure that correlates positively with retention and graduation rates.

The new Women's Creative Mentorship Project focuses on mentorship between emerging female writers and female IWP Fall Residency alumni. The inaugural session began with a 4-day in-person conference at the 2019 Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (AWP) in Portland, Oregon, March 27-30.

The seventh annual Phoenix Indian Center Youth Leadership Day featured two internationally known Native women whose work inspires youth to embrace their own indigenous cultures, one of which was Cinnamon Spear (Northern Cheyenne-Montana) from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Iowa Law student Winnie Uluocha established an endowment that will help cover the costs of visits to the College of Law for students from underrepresented groups. Uluocha, a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee at Iowa Law, hopes the endowment will create a more diverse campus.

Researchers in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Iowa co-authored a research study that investigated vulnerabilities in 4G and 5G cellular phone networks. The researchers presented the findings at the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium in San Diego.

Jane Nachtman, physics and astronomy professor at the University of Iowa, is profiled for her achievements in particle physics and for her leadership and mentorship to women seeking careers in science.