Today, University of Iowa's Dance Marathon marks its 20th anniversary of helping fund pediatric cancer research at the UI Carver College of Medicine and providing programs for patients and their families at UI Children's Hospital. Those affected most talk about the impact of improving cancer research.

All works choreographed by faculty members and graduate students in the University of Iowa Department of Dance will come to life on stage at the Faculty/Graduate Concert at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 13-15, in Space Place Theater, 101 North Hall, on the UI campus.

A genetic mechanism that controls the production of a large spike-like protein on the surface of Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria alters the ability of the bacteria to form clumps and to cause disease, according to a new University of Iowa study.

Ingo Titze, an authority on voice and speech, and fellow UI researchers found that except under unrealistic controlled circumstances, voice votes are useless: "The vote is very, very biased toward loud voices...soft voices are like no voices in a vote."

UI students last night premiered Makeover the newest partnership between writer and lyricist Darrah Cloud and composer Kim Sherman, who are artists-in-residence in the UI Department of Theatre Arts. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

A new mathematical model developed by researchers from the University of Iowa challenges the generally held belief that stock prices cannot be predicted; authors of a new study say that that there is a window of predictability once a stock price escapes the confines of the bid-ask spread.

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, the home to the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics, plans to start a revolution in modern medicine: personal genomic medicine, which is prescribed based on the patient's genetic makeup rather than her or his body index.

Susan Lagos Lavenz, associate dean for teacher education and student services at the UI College of Education, discusses the college's efforts to encourage and support a more diverse pool of aspiring teachers.

The Old Capitol Museum, in conjunction with the University of Iowa Special Collections and University Archives, will host a spring exhibit, "Poe: A Wilderness of Mirrors," opening Thursday, Feb. 13.

An estimated 120,000 new adults are projected to be eligible for dental care through the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan under the Affordable Care Act. As a step toward helping Iowa dentists prepare and adapt, the University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center and College of Dentistry conducted a survey late last year to investigate access to dental care in Iowa, assess capacity, and identify gaps in the...

Two University of Iowa researchers recently tested the ability of the world’s most advanced weather forecasting models to predict the Sept. 9-16, 2013 extreme rainfall that caused severe flooding in Boulder, Colo.

UI law professor and former FCC commissioner predicts a recent court ruling striking down net neutrality rules will lead to higher prices for Internet services: “You’ve got to operate on the assumption that everyone in this is going to maximize profit every way they can.”