Christopher Morphew, chair of the department of educational policy and leadership studies at the UI, says fixed tuition pricing plans, which guarantee the price of tuition for several semesters, function "largely as a marketing ploy."

A trio of UI experts say tobacco company spending and cuts in prevention funding make it difficult to combat lung cancer.

The debut novel by Writers' Workshop alumna Aimee Phan is featured. The book describes the experiences of Vietnamese relocating to the United States.

History alumnus James Erwin's Reddit postings were well-read; before long, his hypothetical time-travel military scenario (modern Marines fighting the Roman Empire, in the earlier era) landed him screenwriter duties on a big-budget flick.

Writers' Workshop alumnus Juan Felipe Herrera dedicates the award to "all the young writers who want to put kindness inside every word throughout the state, because kindness is the heart of creativity."

CNN's Lizzie O'Leary takes to the road in the National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa to demonstrate the hazards of distracted driving.

Laurence Fuortes, UI professor of occupational and environmental health, is helping Cold War "nuclear cowboys" receive benefits. Fuortes helped former atomic workers who were recently deemed eligible for compensation due to toxic exposures at Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University with the paperwork for their claims.

University of Iowa biologist John Manak says studies of mutations in flies provide a powerful model of human disease.

On Morning Joe,Tom Brokaw highlights UI efforts to welcome U.S. military veterans and their positive impact as role models for other students.

The stories of Writers' Workshop alumnus Nathan Englander straddle an invisible religious/secular divide. Englander, author of a new book of short stories called What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, shares his thoughts on his writing and the characters in his novels.