UI physics professor Craig Kletzing says he's "very pumped" about the recent launch of twin satellites that will study the Van Allen radiation belts, named after the late UI space scientist James Van Allen.

Yvonne Szafran, the conservator of paintings at the J. Paul Getty Museum, discusses conservation of the UI Museum of Art's Jackson Pollock landmark Mural.

Geoscientist Art Bettis explains why Mahaska County mammoth site is “the perfect storm of organic preservation.”

At an international competition in Italy, University of Iowa elementary education freshman Patricia Wilton recently came in fifth place for cross-country mountain unicycling in the 17- to 18-year-old female division.

Becky Lane earned a doctorate in the sociology of sport, but a switch to filmmaker, with her Nice Girl Productions, was not such a dramatic change: Her UI dissertation was the first multi-media doctoral project in her department, including video interviews with Senior Olympics participants.

A recent national field study conducted by the University of Iowa suggests that a vehicle miles traveled tax could be a possible alternative to the gas tax for funding roads, highways, and bridges.

The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication launched a new class this fall—Specialized Writing and Reporting: Video Games and Communication. The class aims to teach students how to write about video games and electronic media.

Each year since 2009 the University of Iowa Children's Hospital has selected kid captains for every Hawkeye football game. The program recognizes the resiliency and inspiration of current and former patients.

Alumnus Don Nelson will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 7. Nelson, 72, participated in the University of Iowa Spring 2012 commencement ceremony—five decades after leaving campus.

Karla McGregor, a University of Iowa professor of communication sciences and disorders, comments on "brain breaks," opportunities for students to temporarily step away from class work and get active so they can return with greater energy and focus.