Men may have larger noses than women because they generally have more muscle, demanding larger noses to breathe in more oxygen, new University of Iowa research shows.

Five doctoral candidates in the University of Iowa Department of Psychology have received prestigious dissertation grants and awards this past year, helping to shape the future of the discipline.

The State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa received big props over the weekend in a national story about the way newborn screening for deadly diseases is handled throughout the country.

A new initiative from the University of Iowa College of Law will allow undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at both UI and Iowa State University to earn their bachelor’s and law degrees in six years.

The University of Iowa is reaching out to students whose families were affected by the severe weather that rolled across the Midwest this past weekend, destroying homes, killing at least six people and causing dozens of injuries.

The new Enrollment Assistance Center at UI Hospitals and Clinics is staffed by specialists who can answer questions and explain options available under the Affordable Care Act. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

On Nov. 17, the University of Iowa Housing and Dining staff received a report from a student that on Nov. 9 the student was sexually assaulted at an off-campus fraternity house.

Researchers at the University of Iowa and engineers at Rockwell Collins are working on new technology to keep pilots and crew safe in low visibility situations.

Berhan Gelan, a graduate student in the UI College of Education, researches academic success among Ethiopian children. Her story is one of many in Graduate Education at Iowa 2012-2013, the annual report of the UI Graduate College.

Why are men's noses bigger than women's? The answer, according to a new University of Iowa study, lies in our physiology. Men's noses are about 10% larger than female noses, on average, because males have more lean muscle mass, which requires more oxygen for muscle tissue growth and maintenance.

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This week's news that comedian Andy Kaufman was alive turned out to be a hoax, but UI communication studies professor Kembrew McLeod writes that "Kaufman himself would have probably done it better."