Cheeni Rao was once a homeless drug dealer on the streets of Chicago, but he eventually earned his MFA at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and he's now added an MBA from the UI Tippie College of Business.

Political science professor Tim Hagle says some political endorsements are worth more than others for the candidates.

Former Indy 500 champion Buddy Lazier will compete at the Indianapolis 500 and other events during race week in a car sponsored by the Wynn Institute for Vision Research at the University of Iowa.

The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business' commencement ceremonies were live streamed to China on Saturday.

The University of Iowa College of Public Health has reached a major milestone in "For Iowa. Forever More: The Campaign for the University of Iowa." More than a thousand donors have put the college within sight of its $25.8 million goal.

The spring 2014 UI College of Tippie College of Business commencement ceremony will be streamed live from "Iowa Now." Streaming will begin shortly before the ceremony begins Saturday, May 17, at 5 p.m. Archival video will replace the live stream on the "Iowa Now" page shortly after the ceremony concludes.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will visit the University of Iowa campus Tuesday, May 20, to meet with shared governance leaders and faculty involved in entrepreneurial work, and tour the new John and Mary Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building.

The spring 2014 UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences p.m. commencement ceremony will be streamed live from "Iowa Now." Streaming will begin shortly before the ceremony begins Saturday, May 17, at 1 p.m. Archival video will replace the live stream on the "Iowa Now" page shortly after the ceremony concludes.

Paced by all-time high scores in nine sports programs, all 24 of the University of Iowa’s intercollegiate athletics programs are achieving at a rate that surpasses the national benchmark for academic success established by the NCAA, according to an annual report released on Wednesday.

Four University of Iowa faculty members have won the 2014 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of their years of outstanding teaching.

Six University of Iowa faculty members have received the 2014 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, which honors faculty members for work representing a significant contribution to excellence in public education.

Two University of Iowa staff members who grew up in China will provide commentary and translation during Saturday's Tippie College of Business commencement live-stream to China.