Brandi Janssen, director of the Iowa Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (I-CASH) in the College of Public Health, says farmers and farm workers with mental health issues face a complex set of cultural and economic factors that make it more difficult to get treatment.

Factoring in various cost and performance metrics, the University of Iowa leads the way among Big Ten schools when it comes to effectively spending public dollars and tuition funds on educating its students, according to The Center Square's analysis of the publicly available data.

Eighteen years ago, Courtney Jackson was born at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics weighing less than a pound. Doctors said she had a 50-50 chance of survival, but against all odds, she’s now celebrating a major milestone—graduating from high school.

Christine Petersen, director of the Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, says more steps are needed to better control the spread of canine brucellosis, a disease that can cause serious health issues in dogs and spread to humans.

Gabriella Perez, a University of Iowa research technology compliance specialist, has been one of six inaugural Trusted CI Open Science Cybersecurity fellows by the National Science Foundation, giving her new tools to help students and staff members navigate what often can seem like a labyrinth of data laws and policies.

Christopher Brochu, a paleontologist at the University of Iowa, weighs in on a recent study published in Paleobiology in which researchers found signs that the ancestors of the crocodile family had remarkably active metabolisms — and that the creatures evolved them far earlier than expected.

A new part of the orientation program at the University of Iowa will require new and transfer students to be trained in how to identify suicidal tendencies in their peers.

Julie Zerwic, dean of the UI College of Nursing, and Cindy Dawson, chief nursing executive for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, discuss the key issues facing the nursing profession today.

Jun Wang, a professor in the College of Engineering, is developing a soil moisture sensor that farmers can use to more precisely plan irrigation for their crops.

As the final students in the Tippie College of Business' full-time MBA program graduate, new and expanded professional programs are proving to be successful in attracting students who want a different type of education.