As the head of one of Iowa’s most technologically advanced companies—Cedar Rapids-based aerospace and defense giant Rockwell Collins—Kelly Ortberg has many demands on his time. As a consequence, he goes out of his way to share his time with others.

During the President’s Forum in the Iowa Memorial Union Thursday, University of Iowa President Sally Mason shared updates with campus leaders about issues ranging from the recent Hawkeye Caucus event in Washington D.C., where she was invited to the White House to discuss college affordability, to campus efforts to support veteran students and an update on the We Are Phil campaign.

Volker Thomas, associate professor and director of the Couple and Family Therapy Program in the University of Iowa College of Education, shares how he first became interested in the field and what drew him to the United States from his native Germany to eventually help lead the program, currently the only one of its kind in the state of Iowa.

Volker Thomas, professor and chair of the Couple and Family Therapy Program in the UI College of Education, offers advice on ways to reduce stress and inspire more joy and relaxation during one of the busiest times of the year.

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.

Thanks to the efforts of the Iowa Recycling Team, 18.5 tons of recycling and compostable material were diverted from the landfill at Hawkeye football games this season.

Although winter doesn’t technically begin until Dec. 21, winter weather is already upon us, which makes it a good time for members of the University of Iowa community to get reacquainted with severe weather policies and make sure their Hawk Alert contact information is current.

The University of Iowa is again among the top 100 best values in higher education for both in-state and out-of-state tuition, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.

New to the Collegium Tubum repertoire this year is a special rendition of “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas,” which was written by Meredith Wilson, who also wrote the “Iowa Fight Song;” it's a little known fact that both songs follow a similar tune.

Marc Armstrong, professor in the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences and the chair of the Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature, has been appointed associate dean for Graduate and Online Education in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), effective Jan. 15, 2014.

A study from the University of Iowa finds that sometimes leaders don't need to be transformational to lead a highly productive group. Instead, it might be better for a solid, stable manager to be seen as just one of the gang.

Insurance and agricultural officials in Iowa say extreme weather is having a more pronounced impact on their industries, which are critical parts of the state's economy; the size and scale of the challenges confronting them were outlined Tuesday at a UI panel on extreme weather.