The bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety will take place Wednesday, July 11, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 2390 of the University Capitol Centre (also known as the Old Capitol Town Centre) in downtown Iowa City.

The University of Iowa awarded an estimated 4,300 degrees at the close of the 2012 spring session.

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.

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.

John Mikelson, coordinator of the University of Iowa Veterans Center, received a 2012 Governor's Volunteer Award from Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds during a special recognition ceremony June 29 in Cedar Rapids.

A free screening of the film "An Oversimplification of Her Beauty" will take place at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7, in room 101 of the Becker Communication Studies Building on the UI campus.

For more than 30 years the University of Iowa published a booklet for incoming women students. It included a campus map and information about residence hall and campus activities—and even a chart suggesting appropriate attire for different occasions. University archivist David McCartney revisits the "Code for Coeds."

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.

Traders on the Iowa Electronic Markets see President Barack Obama as the big political winner in today’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold most of the health care law.

State, congressional leaders reacted strongly today to a federal report finding fault with FEMA’s replacement determinations for the UI's flood-damaged Hancher, School of Music, and studio art buildings.

Donna Hammond, professor of anesthesia and pharmacology, succeeds Paul Rothman and will serve until the appointment of a new permanent dean.

The University of Iowa's Information Technology Facility, on the Oakdale campus, has achieved LEED Platinum certification, the first campus building to receive the distinction.