You might think it was Dan Gable who drew Travis Taylor to the University of Iowa. But it wasn't. The first-ever state wrestling champ in his hometown of Callendar, Iowa, became a Hawkeye after breaking his neck in a tragic accident, coming to the UI for health care expertise.

Students can earn both an undergraduate and a graduate degree in five years through a new combined degree program offered by the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

The History Channel will feature University of Iowa assistant professor Robert Cargill in its six-episode series "Bible Secrets Revealed." The series will premiere Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 9 p.m. CST and runs through Dec. 23.

Sherry Watt, a UI associate professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, was named a 2014 Diamond Honoree by the American College Personnel Association’s College Student Educators International Foundation. Watt is joined by College of Education alumni William Barratt and Becki Elkins who are also being recognized for their contributions.

Watch the University of Iowa's new campaign video with the theme "For Iowa. Forever More." This video brings the UI's fundraising priorities to life: educating UI students and ensuring a healthier and more sustainable world through scientific and medical discoveries.

Josh Frahm teaches STEP (Student to Employed Professional), a brand-new, for-credit course aimed at University of Iowa students who are starting out in part-time jobs during school. The goal: make a college job the foundation for a career.

Jeff Weld, who earned three degrees from the University of Iowa, was named recipient of the 2013 Yager Educational Accomplishment Honor, presented annually to the College of Education graduate who has demonstrated significant accomplishment or innovation in the K-12 setting. The award presentation will take place Tuesday, Nov. 19.

The public is invited to attend several social and educational events Nov. 8 through 15 as part of the University of Iowa celebration of International Education Week 2013.

How should the Cold War be memorialized? This question forms the backbone of the Obermann Interdisciplinary Research Grant project of Sarah Kanouse in UI art and art history and Shiloh Kruper in geography at Georgetown University.

University of Iowa senior linebacker James Morris has been named a 2013 National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete. The NFF and College Hall of Fame announced the recipients Thursday.

The newly renovated, 37,000-square-foot Learning Commons at the UI Main Library, which opened in August, is a state-of-the-art study center equipped with most everything a 21st century college student would need. (Editor's Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

University of Iowa College of Education alumna Rachel DeMaris has earned the Iowa Children’s Museum’s second-annual Robert E. Yager Active Learning Award, which recognizes Iowa teachers who provide students “opportunities to become engaged learners, innovative thinkers, and creative problem-solvers.”