Tim Hagle, a University of Iowa political science professor, says that if a third-party candidate has a national profile, the person can play spoiler in the race.

David Lohman, a University of Iowa professor of educational psychology, says that students often don't understand what they are supposed to do as part of a new test for admission into New York City's gifted and talented program.

Kevin Leicht, director of the Iowa Social Science Research Center at the University of Iowa, says that in the United States, the term middle class is more of a cultural category than an economic one.

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.)