Keeping secrets from a loved one can put an emotional wedge in the relationship and change the way we communicate says Tamara Afifi, UI communication studies professor: "When we have a secret and mull it over, we develop stress and it makes our body sick."

With state funding all but certain, hopes are high for a new University of Iowa College of Pharmacy building—which is in the planning stages—to replace the current structure.

UI astronomy professor Steven Spangler says that having two new moons in the same calendar month twice in the same year, as we will in January and March 2014, is so rare he thought at first it couldn't happen at all.

Naturally 7 has risen to prominence while touring extensively with Michael Bublé. But make no mistake: This group has headliner power in its own right. The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Naturally 7 on Friday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

The University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine hosted a Mini Medical School for girls in grades 6-8 to participate in a number of hands-on activities to give them an idea of what doctors, first responders, and researchers deal with on a daily basis.

UI Museum of Art Director Sean O’Harrow says Jackson Pollock's "Mural" represents an important place for Iowa in art history.

From study abroad endeavors to international research and outreach, the UI International Programs (IP) annual report provides information on IP as well as an overview of the past year's activities, research, events, statistics, student and faculty achievements, photos, and more.

The UI's Dr. Ignacio Ponseti spent 50 years trying to get doctors to accept his nonsurgical club-foot treatment; it wasn't until parents began spreading the word via Internet support groups that the method became standard.

The UI's William Field, who studies the health effects of radon but did not participate in a new study suggesting that energy efficiency measures trap more radon in homes, says testing a home for radon is essential.

Until cars can drive themselves, drivers will find themselves benefiting from advanced safety information systems, some of which are just around the corner and being studied by researchers such as University of Iowa's Mark Schall, a doctoral student in the UI College of Engineering.

UI vehicle safety researcher Dan McGehee supports the proposal to upgrade distracted driving to a primary offense because, he says, while things like food and pets can draw your attention away from the road, cell phones do it more often, and for longer amounts of time.

Do any of your New Year’s resolutions involve losing weight or improving your physical fitness? If so, consider signing up for the 10-week Live Healthy Iowa program. liveWELL offers participation incentives to UI faculty and staff.