C. Vivian Stringer, owner of 929 career victories, is a Hall of Fame women's basketball coach at Rutgers University. Lisa Bluder, head coach at the University of Iowa, has 634 wins at three institutions and appears destined to follow Stringer into whatever halls of honor eventually come calling.

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Women’s sports pioneer and Title IX advocate Christine Grant (Ph.D. ’74) will discuss “The Politics of Sport” as part of the University of Iowa College of Education’s Distinguished Speaker Series on Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m. in N140 Lindquist Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Maree Scholl, of Mason City, was playing at the playground when a 17-foot bar fell off of a piece of playground equipment and hit her in the head. Doctors at her hometown hospital sent her to UI Children’s Hospital, where a team of specialists could determine the extent of her injuries.

The gym is filled with strong, tall, and athletic college volleyball players, who are nearing the end of another volleyball practice. A 5-year-old girl runs in with her father, carrying a ball of her own to practice with on the other side of the gym. She may not be as tall as her University of Iowa volleyball friends, but she is just as strong and mighty.

The University of IowaI's selection for 2014 Mom and Dad of the Year are, respectively, Lisa Dowson of Indianola, Iowa, and Jim Hoflen of Elk Horn, Iowa. The parents were nominated by their students and then honored during Family Weekend festivities.

The University of Iowa athletics department staged its second "card stunt" at Saturday's football game against Northwestern University, honoring farmers and veterans.

Along with a group of 100 military personnel, UI student veteran Donna Macek, who is currently pursuing the Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) online degree program, helped carry the United States flag onto the football field at Kinnick stadium during the pregame ceremonies on Saturday.

What sticks out about University of Iowa women's basketball senior Sam Logic? Learn more about her tenacity, toughness, and talent as the Hawkeye women's basketball team prepares for the 2014-15 season.

In 2013, Caitlyn Hill underwent a bone marrow transplant at University of Iowa Children's Hospital. Today, she has 100 percent donor red blood cells and is considered cured of sickle cell anemia.

Aly Olson, the reigning Miss Iowa who is a student at the UI that recently advanced to the Top 12 in the 2015 Miss America pageant, will be part of a special series of pre-game activities scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 1, when the Iowa football team entertains Northwestern at historic Kinnick Stadium.

Katie Nasenbenny, a senior on the University of Iowa women’s soccer team, was one of 200 NCAA student-athletes across all divisions to attend the NCAA Career in Sports Forum this past summer. The event was held at the NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis and is considered one of the most prominent, invitation-only events that a current NCAA student-athlete can attend.