Growing up poor, Mitch Kelly hitchhiked to college with dreams of wrestling for Dan Gable. The dream became reality, with four national team titles along the way. Gable and Kelly reminisce about how Kelly seized his opportunities as a Hawkeye, and how Gable's mentoring influenced Kelly's decorated teaching career in the UI College of Education.

University of Iowa Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

“There is no doubt [cranes] will be a skyline feature here for some time,” says Rod Lehnertz, the University of Iowa’s director of planning, design, and construction. “By this winter we’ll have eight on our campus.”

Volker Thomas, associate professor and director of the Couple and Family Therapy Program in the UI College of Education, talks about play therapy research that is part of the Tanager Place Research Center in Cedar Rapids, where the UI is one of five research partners.

Dubuque’s partnership with the UI Initiative for Sustainable Communities is highlighted in a new book, which provides guidance to municipalities and their partners engaged in measuring the livability and resilience of their communities.

The Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) has a history of accurately forecasting election results, and like any financial exchange, there is always the risk someone will try to cheat the system for personal gain. But a pair of University of Iowa professors say the market is well guarded against manipulation.

Growing up in a low-income neighborhood near Santiago, Chile, UI College of Engineering alumnus Marcelo Mena-Carrasco recalls playing in a creek polluted with trash and wastewater. When he discovered a scorecard from his own family's card game in the trash, he had an epiphany—he might be part of the problem, but he could also be part of the solution.

Sherry Watt, a UI associate professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, was named a 2014 Diamond Honoree by the American College Personnel Association’s College Student Educators International Foundation. Watt is joined by College of Education alumni William Barratt and Becki Elkins who are also being recognized for their contributions.

A steam leak triggered a fire alarm in the University of Iowa Chemistry Building, 251 N. Capitol St., shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday, but no fire, damage or injuries were reported.

The University of Iowa will host scholar and lecturer Alexandre Dauge-Roth Monday, Nov. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in 315 Phillips Hall. Dauge-Roth will use documentary films to explore the voices of survivors and other topics related to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

The Memorial Honor Roll at the Iowa Memorial Union, which recognizes UI students and alumni who have given their lives in service to the nation as members of the armed forces, is now also accessible online.

Watch the University of Iowa's new campaign video with the theme "For Iowa. Forever More." This video brings the UI's fundraising priorities to life: educating UI students and ensuring a healthier and more sustainable world through scientific and medical discoveries.