Archeologist Bill Whittaker comments on the practice of using dousing rods to "witch" for graves.

The UI College of Engineering faculty member's accomplishments include managing sediment deposits in rivers and protecting salmon at hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River.

The line-up of music and musicians is now complete for MusicIC 2012, Iowa City’s summer classical music festival June 10-16. The main events are three concerts on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, June 14, 15, and 16.

Kurt Anstreicher, current department executive officer for the Tippie College of Business Department of Management Sciences, has been named senior associate dean of the college.

Vincent Magnotta, associate professor of radiology in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, comments on UI research revealing changes in brain pH.

The University of Iowa recently hosted a seminar on Islam and Science. The seminar is the first of six and is part of an international effort to address the growing concern about Islam and creationism, among other issues.

University of Iowa emeritus political scientist Joel Barkan, senior associate with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Africa Program, warns of a Ugandan "oil curse."

From designing superior running shoes to developing a cure for testicular cancer, UI alumni are making their marks across the spectrum.

Economic and cultural changes, state and federal laws, and international treaties have combined to create an increasingly complex system of law that’s focused on families and the legal implications of cross-border family relationships. UI law professor Ann Estin is helping to make sense of that complexity.

3D imaging techniques developed by University of Iowa researchers and their colleagues may one day allow researchers and physicians to better understand normal inner ear development as well as inner ear diseases.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Faculty member and IWP veteran Roberto Ampuero's new novel—his first in English—is listed among 13 "Great Books on the Horizon."