A University of Iowa study has found a common proposed change in federal law would have little impact on U.S.-based multinational companies moving income to foreign countries to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

UI researchers believe they may have identified a potential approach for preventing the development of neurological problems associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Their research in mice suggests that protecting axons—the fiber-like projections that connect brain cells—prevents the long-term neuropsychiatric problems caused by blast-related TBI.

Every student accepted into the University of Iowa PharmD program is assigned three mentors—peer, faculty, and professional—to provide guidance, advice, and assistance from a real-world point of view.

A brief ceremony, titled Day of Remembrance: 25th Anniversary of the UI Campus Shooting, will take place at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, on the north side of Old Capitol between Jessup and Macbride halls.

Gregory Howes, associate professor in physics and astronomy, has received an award for his paper published in the journal "Physics of Plasmas." Howes and collaborators were the first group to run supercomputer simulations of the kinetic turbulence in solar wind. He’ll receive the award on Nov. 2.

The Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa recognized UI College of Education associate professor Deborah K. Reed as one of the leading advocates of students with learning disabilities in the state.

After interning with the Clorox Co. this past summer in Pleasanton, California, UI engineering student Andrea Diaz was offered a full-time position as a scientist in the company’s research and development department. She will start the job once she graduates from the UI in May.

A new, free UI RideShare for faculty, staff, and students can match users for regular commuting or single-trip traveling.

The University of Iowa has partnered with a federal agency to conduct a series of workshops across the country aimed at helping secondary school STEM teachers introduce innovation and entrepreneurship concepts into their teaching.

UI arborist Andy Dahl has loved trees for as long as he can remember. Now, he manages the more than 8,000 trees growing on UI property in Iowa City and Coralville.

Jasper S. Halekas, associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has won an Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal from NASA.

University of Iowa College of Pharmacy students and alumni earned top awards at the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Annual Meeting.