Former University of Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker passed away early Monday morning at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Parker, who retired from the Iowa coaching staff following the 2011 season, was 72.

The planets aligned fortunately for UI adjunct professor and playwright Janet Schlapkohl, who used her family history, her own background as a special education teacher, and the knowledge of identical twin sisters who were excellent actresses to create My Sister.

Professors typically use professional development leave from teaching to advance research, publish books, develop new course materials, or even launch a rocket—as UI physicist Craig Kletzing is planning to do during his assignment next fall.

UI’s first MOOC is a six-week course offered through the International Writing Program that will use video lectures, live breakout sessions, and moderated online discussion to guide participants through Whitman’s epic poem, "Song of Myself."

West Liberty middle school students spent Friday at the UI for the culmination of a seven-week College of Education program that involved collaborations with all 11 UI colleges, focused on promoting STEM-based careers in rural Iowa middle schools with a large population of minority students.

Sarah McNitt, a study abroad advisor in UI International Programs, got her moment in the spotlight as a Jeopardy! contestant. Her program airs Jan. 14.

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The University of Iowa offers various programs and services to help UI students land internships at Iowa companies. The internships help students obtain career and professional experience and, in some cases, can lead to full-time jobs.

More than 100 middle school students from eastern Iowa are visiting the University of Iowa through Project HOPE, a UI College of Education initiative to promote health science professions to eighth-grade students from rural middle schools.

University of Iowa leaders today (Thursday, Jan. 9) announced improvements to patient and visitor parking, effective Monday, Jan. 13.

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Iowa have found that a heart's size—and not the donor's gender—can lead to better outcomes for the recipient in heart transplantations.

Members of the media are invited to cover a field trip with more than 100 middle school students from West Liberty, Iowa on the University of Iowa campus through the UI College of Education's Project HOPE (Healthcare, Occupations, Preparation, and Exploration) Friday, Jan. 10.