UI associate professor Kembrew McLeod says early rap and hip hop albums like the Beasties' Paul's Boutique are "ticking time bombs" for intellectual property lawsuits because of their heavy sampling.

Tim Hagle, University of Iowa associate professor of political science, comments on President Obama's support of same-sex marriage and its political implications in an election year.

Nick Colangelo, director of the University of Iowa College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education, comments on the State of Iowa's success in AP test-taking over the last 20 years. According to the Center's AP Index, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City have four of the five highest test-taking schools in the state.

Two University of Iowa faculty, Rebecca Slayton and Ginger Yang, discuss their respective areas of expertise, preventing tooth decay and the cost of sexual violence.

Christopher Brochu, University of Iowa associate professor of geoscience, identified a 27-foot-long crocodile, different from any species of crocodile previously known.

University of Iowa computer science professors Ted Herman and Jim Cremer discuss their class that focuses on building computer apps.

Doug Jones, University of Iowa associate professor of computer science and co-author of Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count? comments on the difficulty of getting voting software right.

University of Iowa associate professor of education Deborah Linebarger talks about her new study that examines the impact on children of television playing in the background. (Starts at 31:30 mark.)

Jan Weissmiller, owner of Prairie Lights bookstore, writes about her store's history and its relationship with the University of Iowa's writing programs.

Job placement numbers for the soon-to-graduate University of Iowa senior class paint an optimistic picture for employment.