A University of Iowa research team has developed an algorithm for dating sites that uses a person’s contact history to recommend more compatible partners, similar to the method used by Netflix to suggest movies based on users' viewing history.

The Iowa Legislature seeks input from faculty and staff at the University of Iowa and the other two state universities on ways to improve efficiency, modernize processes, eliminate duplication, reduce costs, and increase accountability at State Board of Regents institutions.

“Open access” publishing allows ideas and research to be freely shared online instead of in subscription-based journals. The UI this year launched a financial-aid program to encourage its scholars to publish research in open access platforms.

The University of Iowa Bands in the School of Music will present a free Chamber Winds concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

The Dec. 4 University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra performance with the combined School of Music choirs and the Dec. 8 All-University String Orchestra and UI Chamber Orchestra performance will be streamed live via the Web on Iowa Now.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a Jazz Combo recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.

The East Central Iowa Council of Governments invites public comment on a draft Johnson County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan through Dec. 31.

A University of Iowa researcher has discovered that a “Goldilocks” effect applies to the reproductive output of a tiny New Zealand snail—considered a troublesome species in many countries—that may one day help environmentalists control their spread.

UI geneticist Jeff Murray warns against direct-to-consumer genetic tests because results might apply to some ethnic groups but not to others, leading consumers to think they have an elevated risk of some illness when in fact they do not.

UI researcher Nathan Holton says a difference in body size and energy demands between men and women explains why men’s noses are about 10 percent larger than women’s in populations of European descent. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Tom Rocklin, UI vice president for student life, writes about the many ways the UI fosters student success in the 2013 UI Division of Student Life Annual Report welcome message with this year's theme focusing on leadership development, multiculturalism, and safety and health.

As part of the UI’s biomass fuel project, dozens of Macbride Nature Recreation Area trees felled during a September storm were collected, mulched, and turned into a blended fuel that now can be used in the UI’s main power plant.