Clinton resident Gerri Nichols says she is grateful for a remotely-manned robot that helped detect her stroke in Clinton, likely saving her life—thanks to a partnership between Mercy Medical and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Computer voting expert Douglas Jones says recommendations for managing GOP primary voting are "sensible."

University of Iowa President Sally Mason discusses current topics. The second half of the show focuses on a new collaboration between the UI and the Iowa State Bar Association encouraging young lawyers to practice in small towns.

International Writing Program alumnus Roberto Ampuero, who is both a UI faculty member and Chile's ambassador to Mexico, recalls his childhood living near the Nobel-winning poet Pablo Neruda.

University of Iowa Graduate College Dean John Keller says there are a lot of “cosmic tumblers” that will impact public higher education in the future, including funding model changes and government directives to produce graduates in high-demand areas.

University of Iowa neuroscientist and assistant professor of marketing William Hedgcock discusses the use of fMRI to show what happens in the brain when a person loses self-control.

University of Iowa leisure studies faculty member Benjamin Hunnicutt explains what's behind the shrinking of the American summer vacation.

University of Iowa internal medicine researcher Christopher Adams describes appeal of apple compound.

University of Iowa political scientist Wenfang Tang describes changes in the Chinese Central Committee.

With Dubuque bracing for the possibility of its coal-fired power plant going offline in the coming years, graduate students in the University of Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning have developed a new tool for the city to identify untapped renewable energy sources.