UI communication studies professor Tim Havens said he finds it remarkable how much information Netflix is amassing: “They do know an awful lot about us...it’s really important to realize you’re being surveilled while you watch Netflix.”

UI political scientist Vicki Claypool said accommodations from the EU would help smooth the way forward following violent protests in Ukraine: “The European Union has to be more accommodative in the sense of not being quite as critical of Ukraine’s political system and economy."

The University of Iowa Main Library Learning Commons project has won a Master Award from the Master Builders of Iowa.

An Australian-led team including a UI geologist studied rocks from the coast of Hudson Bay in Quebec, Canada and found indications that life existed on Earth nearly 900 million years early than currently thought.

Even with basketball season in full swing, University of Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery continues to help with cancer awareness and fundraising for cancer research.

Prime numbers, used in data encryption, are the focus of a free, public lecture to be delivered by Yitang Zhang, professor of mathematics at the University of New Hampshire, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Room 101, Biology Building East, northeast corner of Iowa and Dubuque streets in Iowa City.

The University of Iowa will host the Samuel L. Becker Memorial Conference Feb. 27 through March 1 and kick off a public Community Conversations series March 1 to honor the life and work of the noted communications scholar and distinguished professor emeritus.

A physicist and a pitcher talk about the beauty of a breaking ball.

Distracted driving is a public health and safety issue. That’s what legislators heard last week from professor Shaun Vecera, a psychologist at the University of Iowa who does research on distraction.

The University of Iowa’s premier touring repertory company, Dancers in Company, splashes onto campus with its hugely popular home concert at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 27-March 1, in Space Place Theater, 101 North Hall.

University of Iowa aging experts are working with Iowa City officials to assess needs for senior services as the city's population ages.

A website ranking of the best online Bachelor's of Business Management degree programs ranks the program offered by the Tippie College of Business as among the 20 best such programs in the country.