Eric Dyken, director of the UI's Sleep Disorders Program, says the body produces melatonin when it gets dark, and as melatonin levels rise, people get drowsy and eventually fall asleep. The use of alarm clocks with bright light can affect sleep patterns.

A study by UI researchers finds that trying too hard to impress in your online dating profile is a very common pitfall.

In his new role at the UI, Ted Abel will build a collaborative community of scientists and clinicians to foster interdisciplinary research and training in neuroscience and to support translational research in disorders of the brain and nervous system.

The University of Iowa's new Visual Arts Building, designed by Steven Holl Architects, incorporates many elements of the STEM-focused innovation campus in hopes of mixing the disciplines of science and art, as well as their modes of instruction, says art professor and studio division coordinator Steve McGuire.

Thirteen current and former UI Children’s Hospital patients will take their turn representing the hospital as Kid Captains during the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 2016 football season.

With these results, UI Hospitals and Clinics is again ranked the No. 1 hospital in Iowa.

The University of Iowa is making progress curtailing high-risk undergraduate drinking and its negative effects, according to new data from the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey.

It's worth it to call police, according to a University of Iowa study. The study found victims who report crimes to police are 22% less likely to be a victim again. The only exception was for victims of burglary, who saw no decline in the risk of being re-victimized.

New research from the University of Iowa finds that individuals who report being victims of crime to police are less likely to become future victims of crime than those who do not report their initial experiences.

New research by University of Iowa scientists helps explain how a hormone system often targeted to treat cardiovascular disease can also lower metabolism and promote obesity.

The University of Iowa has employed an on-campus glassblower for more than a century. Benjamin Revis, the UI's current professional scientific glassblower, custom designs and repairs equipment for researchers and artists alike. His shop is located in the Chemistry Building, but he performs work university wide.

James Alan McPherson, professor emeritus at the Iowa Writers' Workshop who was the first black writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, died on Wednesday in Iowa City. He was 72.