UI College of Public Health Professor Keith Mueller comments on COVID-19 death rates in rural areas and how they link to overall poor health and higher mortality rates in general.

The bulk of concussions in kids are related to youth sports, said Dr. Andrew Peterson, clinical professor of pediatrics and director of primary care sports medicine at the University of Iowa. The good news is that there is not strong evidence that a handful of concussions over a childhood is associated with long term impacts as an adult, he added.

Indigenous dogs roamed Jamestown in the early 17th century and out of desperation during harsh winter months, some colonists ate them, researchers have proven. A team of archaeologists at the University of Iowa were able to extract DNA from remains found at Jamestown and confirm that they belonged to ancient dogs that were likely wolf or coyote-sized.

A research team led by Scott Bounds, associate research scientist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will launch sounding rockets as part of NASA's Aurora Current and Electrodynamics Structures II, or ACES II, mission. The mission will measure the global electric circuit underlying the northern lights.

Muscle-strengthening activities, which include resistance training and weightlifting, are an important component of longevity, says Jessica Gorzelitz, an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Physiology at Iowa.

The home of the University of Iowa, however, has a prominent arts program at the school–Grant Wood taught there and Elizabeth Catlett was an early graduate–along with one of the finest college art museums anywhere.

The University of Iowa, Howard University, PEN America and Scholastic Book Clubs are among the latest recipients of donations from James Patterson, the bestselling author who has given over $100 million to literary and literacy programs.

Adults who reported that they lifted weights had a lower risk of mortality than those who did not, according to a new study led by Jessica Gorzelitz, an assistant professor of health promotion in the Department of Health and Human Physiology at the University of Iowa.

The Stanley Museum of Art’s grand reopening this year has provided an opportunity for the University of Iowa to reassert its excellence and re-examine its values in the world of art, starting with the building itself.

Maurine Neiman, a faculty member in the Department of Biology who lost her son to influenza, co-authored an opinion-editorial about the dangers of the influenza virus and and misplaced comparisons of the flu with COVID-19.