University of Iowa student Caroline Wadman and her faculty mentor, Gerene Denning, will head to Washington, D.C., to participate in a selective research showcase called Posters on the Hill. Wadman's project focuses on ATV-related deaths and injuries and will inform educational materials.

A team of UI students is growing hydroponic lettuce in one of the university's biology buildings as part of a sustainability contest sponsored by the Tippie College of Business and Frontier Naturals.

Student Willy Tan was among the UI contingent showing work at the North American Handbuilt Bike Show. Tan's touring bicycle caught the eye of this blogger: "In my opinion one of the best examples—and my favorite bike of the whole show—was this little pink beauty."

David Cwiertny will focus on the science and technology of water policy in Washington, D.C.

SantosHuman, a company that grew out of ongoing research at the University of Iowa, is working with the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research to enhance effectiveness and reduce injuries among that country’s military members.

Elizabeth Reetz, education and outreach program director for the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist, has been appointed as chairperson for the Society for American Archaeology’s Public Education Committee.

UI faculty and students will partner with Mason City and a five-county region in east-central Iowa on community-betterment projects ranging from art to urban revitalization. The Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities will lead the effort, which will take place during the 2016–17 academic year.

Consistently above the national average for female engineering student enrollment, the UI engineering program's unique small-college atmosphere at a Big Ten university, research opportunities in the health sciences, and emphasis on collaboration over competition are among the top reasons administrators and students say women choose to study here.

The University of Iowa and the University of Iowa Foundation announced March 9 that 194,541 UI alumni and friends have contributed $1.7 billion to "For Iowa. Forever More: The Campaign for the University of Iowa," reaching the campaign’s goal.

Domestic violence during pregnancy doubles the risk of pre-term birth and low birth weight, according to a study. UI Researchers also found that domestic violence, which includes physical, sexual, financial, psychological, or emotional abuse, slightly increased the risk of a baby being small for gestational age.

The popularity of the University of Iowa's Jackson Pollock masterpiece Mural is an example of the continuing resurgence in popularity of the mercurial and groundbreaking 20th-century American artist.

Researchers at the University of Iowa have found that overweight and obese children are at greater risk for pedestrian injury.