A University of Iowa sports medicine expert is hopeful that a collaboration between the Big Ten Conference and Ivy League will shed new light on a peril of athletics that is becoming increasingly more high profile.

Joyce Berg, a University of Iowa business professor and the adviser of Tippie Build, where business students raise funds and build a Habitat for Humanity home each year, says the project gives students practical business experience.

In designing the University of Iowa’s first new residence hall in nearly 45 years, officials plan for semiprivate restrooms that offer a locked door and private shower, “green” electrical outlets that shut off power when not in use, and much more.

David Perlmutter, director of the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication, comments on presidential campaigns communicating via email.

Jack Scudder, a University of Iowa professor of physics and astronomy, has discovered how to find magnetic portals in space.

The University of Iowa is one of 50 institutions that has joined a study on using e-textbooks. UI researchers from Information Technology Services and the College of Education will focus on the use of online annotation tools.

University of Iowa researchers have found that eating unpeeled apples may keep extra pounds and obesity-related diseases at bay.

The University of Iowa is teaming up with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 7 office and the City of Iowa City on a study of altering the Burlington Street dam. Changes to the dam would improve public safety, water quality, riverbank stability, fish habitat and create recreational opportunities.

University of Iowa law professor John Whiston comments on the benefits of providing court-appointed counsel to indigent defendants upfront.

The University of Iowa International Writing Program is bringing young writers from Arabic-speaking countries and Russia to campus for the Between the Lines program. The 16- to 19-year-old students will study creative writing during their two-week stay.