Grace Lidgett, 8, was just 14 months old when she was referred to UI Children’s Hospital. She started showing allergy symptoms and had difficulty growing. The family learned she has cystic fibrosis—a genetic disorder that causes her body to produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs her organs.

One of the leading figures in jazz, Wycliffe Gordon will lead a hot band in two Club Hancher performances on Nov. 8—the earlier of which is already sold out.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and University of Iowa President Sally Mason announced today (Thursday, Oct. 24) that the UI and the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities will jointly develop an online Iowa history course and history resource website that will be made available statewide.

The effort at the mammoth dig site in rural Mahaska County went high-tech Saturday, as University of Iowa researchers worked to GPS map the site.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free recital by UI professor of piano Réne Lecuona and guest artist (and former School of Music lecturer) Hannah Holman at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Three professors in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Biology have been honored by the National Academy of Sciences for their work at the 2013 National Academies Northstar Summer Institute on Undergraduate Education in Biology held during July at the University of Minnesota.

A study by University of Iowa researchers found that patients who received mailed educational information about colon cancer screening plus a testing kit they could use at home were more than three times as likely to get screened for the disease as patients who received usual medical care.

After the 2006 Iowa City tornado, psychologist Jerry Suls and colleagues at the University of Iowa explored how Iowa City's residents perceived the risk of being hit by tornadoes in the future—perceptions that could have implications for disaster preparedness and response.

The 2013 Iowa Climate Statement, prepared by scientists across the state including the UI's Erin Irish, says Iowa farmers should anticipate wild swings in the weather in the coming years.

UI Recreational Services is hosting a second round of adult tennis clinics designed to guide players at the beginner and intermediate levels of play.

A growing community of students, scholars, citizens, and policy makers is pushing to make open access the norm of scholarly communication, rather than the alternative.

The 13th Annual Iowa Organic Conference, scheduled for Nov. 17-18, will once again bring national experts, the latest in organic agriculture production research, and the voices of local experience together on the University of Iowa campus.