Crews working to repair the flood damaged Iowa Memorial Union have uncovered the remains of early settlements in Iowa City.

Ben Mauk, UI adjunct associate professor of communications, writes of the controversy about what kinds of intellectual property can or cannot be used by artists as fair use.

University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who have secured summer internships with human rights organizations in the United States or internationally should consider applying for the Kenneth J. Cmiel Funded Human Rights Internship Program.

A University of Iowa workshop to be held this week will address issues that stem from recent increases in the number of Chinese students at the university.

University of Iowa students in the College of Law and Tippie College of Business are helping low-income residents of Johnson County prepare their tax returns for free through the VITA program.

Steve Higgins, the Des Moines native who becomes the new announcer on The Tonight Show when Jimmy Fallon takes over as host, attended the University of Iowa for several years.

One hundred years ago, a young woman and her husband left behind their teaching jobs in Iowa to become homesteaders in Wyoming. Thanks to a University of Iowa alumnus, and his research at the Iowa Women’s Archives, the couple’s adventure has been brought to light.

What do video games have to do with faith? Iowa alumnus Kevin Schut, an avid gamer and committed Christian, will return to campus to present a free, public discussion called “Of Games and God: A Christian Exploration of Video Games.”

At 1:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, an Iowa City police officer observed a vehicle following a male pedestrian traveling in the area of Bowery and Johnson Streets.

The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety will test the Hawk Alert emergency notification system at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 as required by federal law. Subscribers can manage the methods by which they receive Hawk Alerts and are strongly encouraged to check and update their preferences ahead of the test.

A study led by Phil Polgreen of the UI Carver College of Medicine finds that routine childrens' visits to the doctor could be the source of hundreds of thousands of flu-like infections every year.

Neil Bernstein will discuss his study of ornate box turtles at an upcoming Explorers Seminar at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Biosphere Discovery Hub in the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History.