Dimy Doresca, director of the University of Iowa's Institute for International Business, says Iowa City-based testing company ACT did well to hire an international CEO because he has experience competing on a global stage.

A group of Chinese students traveling to a robotics competition, hosted by the University of Iowa College of Engineering at Iowa City Regina High School, received help from local students after the airline lost their robot.

A recent analysis of 27 economic factors thought to contribute to rising obesity rates reveals two big culprits: supercenters and restaurants. The researchers included George Wehby, University of Iowa associate professor of health management and policy.

Ali Rosenberg has known for years what she’s wanted to do for a career: risk management and insurance. “It’s in my blood,” she says. Indeed, she will be the fifth generation Rosenberg to work in the insurance business. The Des Moines native came to the University of Iowa in part because of its strong finance and insurance programs.

Tens of thousands of women major in business in the United States, and many of them belong to student groups for women business majors. But there’s no national organization linking them to each other. Ali Rosenberg thought it was a missed opportunity. She and fellow UI student Alex Krebs set out to organize a conference that would lay the foundation for such an organization.

Through the Kinnick Law Scholars program, high-achieving students who are currently enrolled at the University of Iowa will be allowed to apply to the UI College of Law without taking the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).

UI Health Care chief medical information officer Douglas Van Daele discusses University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics’ implementation and use of electronic medical records.

The University of Iowa Prevention Research Center in the College of Public Health is partnering with the city of Ottumwa, which was chosen for a special community-based research project focused on physical activity.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts and Cape Town’s Artscape Theatre Center, in partnership with the UI International Writing Program, will present Book Wings South Africa, a unique collaborative theater initiative. This free production will be staged at noon Tuesday, March 10, in Theatre B at the UI Theatre Building.

More than a dozen videos, websites, promotional items, and other work produced by and for University of Iowa units were recognized at the Feb. 28 American Advertising Awards Gala recognizing creative excellence in the marketing industry.

Blue Zones Project Iowa City announces the University of Iowa has been named a Blue Zones Worksite with more than 4,000 employees taking the pledge to be healthy. The university will celebrate the designation from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.