A new study finds the original crust on Mars is more complex, and evolved, than previously thought. Researchers led by Valerie Payré determined the Martian crust has greater concentrations of the silicon, which may mean Mars’ original surface may have been similar to Earth’s first crust.

With winter weather returning to Iowa City, it’s important for the campus community to get reacquainted with the University of Iowa’s Extreme Weather Plan.

The UI will celebrate International Education Week Nov. 14–18. International Education Week celebrates the many ways international education and exchange opportunities prepare people for community-building in both national and international settings.

The University of Iowa’s 2022 Homecoming festivities provided faculty, staff, students, and alumni with a lot to cheer about throughout the week, including a 33-13 victory over Northwestern at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Iowa researchers have created an advanced model that can detect lung damage in long-COVID patients using a simple chest X-ray. The model takes data points from 3D CT lung scans and transfers them to be diagnosed by 2D chest X-ray equipment, which is more commonly available and less costly.

Pending Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approval at its meeting on Nov. 9–10, the University of Iowa will name its new world-class wrestling training facility in honor of Doug and Ann Goschke’s generous support.

Kalpaj Parekh has been named chair and departmental executive officer of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery with University of Iowa Health Care, following a national search. Parekh’s appointment is effective Nov. 1. He has served as interim chair of the department since September 2021. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved the university’s request to establish a freestanding...

Shehan Karunatilaka, spring 2022 resident of the University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP), has been honored with the 2022 Booker Prize for his second novel, "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida."

Researchers at the University of Iowa have confirmed a pathway in the brain that governs how animals, including humans, respond to stress. The findings could yield better understanding of the physical- and mental-health effects of chronic stress in humans.

A University of Iowa research team has received a grant to study public confidence in tap water.

A faculty member in the University of Iowa Department of English has published a book that argues that state and state-affiliated cultural diplomacy contributed to the making of postwar U.S. literature.

Christine Petersen, professor of epidemiology in the University of Iowa College of Public Health and director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Iowa, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).