Kang Zhao, professor of management sciences in the Tippie College of Business, led a team of University of Iowa researchers that created an algorithm to improve the chances for successful online dating site matches.

UI students and instructors can look forward to a significant upgrade to Iowa Courses Online (ICON) this spring. The latest version of the course-management system will include a more modern interface, along with new conveniences and features.

What's behind the title of Alan MacVey's Feb. 23 Presidential Lecture, "What Made It So Exciting?" “It’s hard to assess what art does when it asks questions, because its questions do not have answers,” MacVey says. “They lead to other questions, and that’s what makes them exciting."

Rubie Watson, former director of Harvard’s Peabody Museum, will discuss her experiences in repatriating Native America objects and human remains Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in 240 Art Building West on the University of Iowa campus. Her talk is part of the UI Museum of Art’s “SmartTalk” series.

As the Nazis murdered millions of people, they also perpetrated the greatest mass theft in history, says former congressman and UI faculty member Jim Leach. He’ll offer his perspective on the topic during a Feb. 25 talk in Des Moines.

It was a matter of time, University of Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said of her quest for milestone victory No. 270 leading the Hawkeyes.

UI assistant professor of internal medicine James McNamara and colleagues have developed a probe that can detect an enzyme given off by the staph bacteria, allowing doctors to find staph infections in 90 minutes rather than waiting up to 24 hours for lab analysis.

Christopher Morphew, professor and department executive officer for education policy and leadership studies, has been appointed the executive associate dean for research and innovation of the University of Iowa College of Education.

The University of Iowa is creating regional economic development engagement centers to work with local businesses, economic development groups, and community colleges to solve tangible and specific economic problems and to address specific skills shortages.

An all-day workshop titled "Global leadership starts here: A U.S.-China student workshop on the undergraduate experience at Iowa" will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Adler Journalism Building on the University of Iowa campus.

As winter wears on, our bodies are able to offset some of the chill: "There are certain physiological responses to combat cold, and those responses become perfected, and we call that cold weather acclimatization," says G. Edgar Folk Jr., a UI professor emeritus of physiology.

In honor of Valentine's Day, University of Iowa Libraries staff invites everyone to go on a blind date with a book, search for love in the Iowa Digital Library, and create a pop-up Valentine card.