University of Iowa political science professor Tim Hagle explains why this year's elections for statewide office in Iowa attracted so few well-known names.

University of Iowa professor David Gould is leading a group of Harvard MBA students on a spring break field trip to Las Vegas, helping them develop plans that will help redevelop the city's faded downtown.

UI business professor Kang Zhao and graduate student Xi Wang have developed an online dating algorithm that works by tracking a person's past online contact activity, instead of by what they say they're interested in.

Parents and guardians of current or former pediatric patients of University of Iowa Children’s Hospital are invited to nominate their child as a Kid Captain for the Hawkeyes’ 2014 football season. Nominations will be accepted through April 9.

The Doc Dash is a 5K fun-run/walk set for 9 a.m. Saturday, April 5. The event benefits the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic and the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Mobile Clinic and is open to all members of the community.

University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.

University of Iowa faculty, students, and alumni are presenting “Exuberant Politics,” an international exhibition exploring how today’s artists address social issues, in two eastern Iowa locations: Legion Arts in Cedar Rapids and the new Public Space One at 120 N. Dubuque St. in Iowa City.

The University of Iowa Women in Science and Engineering program has been recognized by the Iowa State Legislature as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.

One of the crucial components of timely graduation is ensuring that students stay enrolled in school: student retention has been a major focus at the UI with a number of first-year programs and academic-advising strategies aiming to turn more first-year students into sophomores.

UI Art History Professor Christopher Roy partnered with UI Museum of Art curator Catherine Hale to create the “Art and Life in Africa” site, to accompany an exhibit on display at the IMU's Black Box Theatre through June 15.

The Iowa Initiative For Sustainable Communities engages students in hands-on projects to improve sustainability in neighboring towns, and currently has 160 students working on 30 projects.

University Communication and Marketing's video services staff produces "Iowa Now Minute," a new 60-second roundup highlighting recent University of Iowa activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Friday in Iowa Now. Check out Iowa Now Minute 3/14/2014.