Kevin Leicht, director of the Iowa Social Science Research Center at the University of Iowa, says that in the United States, the term middle class is more of a cultural category than an economic one.

Linda Kerber has arguably been the most influential pioneer in the field of women's studies in the past 41 years, say those who organized a weekend event in celebration of the retired UI professor's career.

Marianne Smith, assistant professor in the University of Iowa’s College of Nursing, was recently awarded a five-year Research Project Grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health.

Former University of Iowa president Willard “Sandy” Boyd has been chosen to receive the inaugural Leadership Award offered by the Iowa Museum Association Board of Directors.

Edward Bell, M.D., a neonatologist at UI Children's Hospital, comments on the story of an Oakland A’s pitcher whose son died just 23 hours after he was born.

Hancher is presenting "It Gets Better," an anti-bullying performance based on the video project of the same name and featuring members of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. Local vocalists will have the opportunity to be part of the performance.

A University of Iowa-led research team created the most detailed three-dimensional model of a region of the mouse lung where breathed air collects. The team thinks the model can be used to track how inhaled gases move through the complex system of airways in the lungs and how some lung diseases, such as emphysema, originate and develop.

The leadership of University of Iowa Health Care, joined by government officials, business leaders and other guests, will formally dedicate the state’s newest ambulatory care clinic in the Iowa River Landing development in Coralville on Friday, Oct. 5.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present vocal ensemble Anonymous 4 performing love fail by UI alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lang Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 228 East Jefferson St. in Iowa City.

“In This Moment: Women and Their Songs,” a recital program presented by Katherine Eberle, mezzo-soprano, will showcase the music of living female American musicians at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Riverside Recital Hall on the University of Iowa campus.

University of Iowa political science professor Tim Hagle says that Mitt Romney is under more pressure and needs to prove himself in the first presidential debate at the University of Denver in Colorado.

A planned new Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa will offer partnerships and collaborations focused on science, technology, engineering, and math education.