Dr. David Dickens, a pediatric oncologist and director of pediatric cancer services at the UIHC Stead Family Children’s Hospital, was interviewed about the Hawkeye Wave and Kid Captains program. The beloved football traditions renew moral for pediatric teams and families.

A healthy higher education system depends not only on producing employable graduates but also on cultivating citizens and leaders who can interpret uncertainty, question assumptions, and connect ideas across disciplines, writes UI engineering professor Daniel McGehee, director of the Driving Safety Research Institute.

UI vice president for medical affairs Dr. Denise Jamieson and UIHC CEO and associate vice president Brad Haws sat down with the Business Record while they were in town for the ribbon-cutting for UIHC's new Urbandale clinic.

UI political science PhD candidate Ahmed Bulbul writes about the UN's use of an expanded international military force in Haiti.

UI law professor Samantha Barbas wrote about why the U.S. doesn't have hate speech laws.

Fruit fly mating is reminiscent of a medieval romance. Male fruit flies vibrate their wings to produce a unique courtship song that attracts females, who promptly choose whether they want to mate with the male. The antennae of fruit flies are always vibrating, even when there is no sound present. “These vibrations are at the courtship song frequency, which makes the antenna ten times more sensitive to sounds in that frequency,” said Daniel Eberl, professor of biology at the University of Iowa. This specific tuning helps female fruit flies process the courtship songs performed by males.

When Iowa is playing at home and the first quarter comes to an end, the football game suddenly is out of sight and out of mind for a few minutes for everyone inside Kinnick Stadium and the kids watching from the nearby Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City.

The Lasker Awards, which honor fundamental discoveries and clinical advances that improve human health, were given on Thursday to scientists for discovering hidden complexity in cells, new states of biological matter, and a potent treatment for cystic fibrosis.

For more than 1,700 years, Buddhist temple food in Korea has used local, seasonal ingredients to help Buddhist priests "sustain their bodies in their pursuit of enlightenment", said professor Hyaeweol Choi, who teaches Korean gender history at the University of Iowa. To support a monastic lifestyle, the food is gentle and easy to digest, eschewing five pungent ingredients – onions, garlic, chives, green onions and leeks – that are said to stimulate the body and disrupt spiritual meditation. Meals served at temples on Buddha's birthday adhere to these practices and are strictly vegetarian.

Treat your physical therapist like your dentist. Most people wait until they have pain before calling a P.T. But Amy Kimball, a physical therapist and an assistant professor at the University of Iowa, recommended yearly checkups for everyone to assess how you feel and get advice. Depending on your insurance plan, you may not need a doctor’s referral to see a physical therapist.