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."

The University of Iowa has applied for a grant to help set up three bike rental stations across campus.

In recognition of GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week, the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will host a special geographic information systems (GIS) discussion at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, as part of its UI Explorers Seminar Series.

The University of Iowa CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) research group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy recently originated and completed an analysis which led to the discovery of a new and unexpected particle in proton-proton collision data recorded by the CMS detector.

Jennifer Robinson, UI professor of epidemiology and cardiology, served as vice chair for the expert panel that this week announced new guidelines for use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs focused less on targets for lowering bad LDL cholesterol levels and more on patient risk levels.

Kirk and Mary Ferentz have made a gift commitment of $500,000 to support the Iowa Football Legacy Campaign. To date, more than $34 million has been raised for the campaign, which has a fundraising goal of $35 million.

The number of Latino students enrolled at the University of Iowa has nearly doubled to 1,600 over the last five years, and Latino students are also the leading domestic minority group enrolled at the UI.

On Nov. 13, the University of Iowa Housing and Dining received a report from a student that on Oct. 18, she was assaulted in a vehicle in a university parking lot by a male with the intent to commit sexual assault.