The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy will recognize its third endowed professorship Thursday, Oct. 3, with Dr. Aliasger Salem, associate professor and head of the Division of Pharmaceutics and Translational Therapeutics, being nominated for the Lyle and Sharon Bighley Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

A University of Iowa study shows that mothers with prematurely born babies benefit emotionally and mentally from one-on-one sessions with a hospital nurse. The pilot "listening visits" may provide a framework for helping pre-term infant mothers combat anxiety and depression. Results published in the Journal of Perinatology.

Several thousand people converged on Hubbard Park Sunday, Sept. 29th for the UI 23rd annual Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival.

University of Iowa leaders say they’re planning their sharp new Art Building based on an 80-year-old idea developed here—the “radical project” of melding art practice and art theory in the same space. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

The University of Iowa has named Edwin Dove and Susan Johnson this year's recipients of the Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service, recognizing their contributions to the university and the state of Iowa.

In his career as painting conservator, Barry Bauman has found everything from hidden signatures to entire paintings under other works of art. Those discoveries will be among the highlights of a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in Room 240 of Art Building West on the UI campus.

University of Iowa Tippie College of Business professors develop new digital textbook designed especially for tablets to teach business law.

Newly admitted UI College of Education students will receive free iPads at a ceremony today, thanks to a donation from an alumna and retired teacher.

Tori M. Forbes and Sara E. Mason, both assistant professors of chemistry in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, have each been selected by the National Science Foundation to receive a 2013 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.

University of Iowa Alumni Fellow Simone Ferro and Grant Wood Fellow Esther Baker-Tarpaga will join Department of Dance faculty in providing choreography for this year's Dance Gala, which runs Oct. 17-26.

NerdWallet.com, with a nod to the University of Iowa, recently ranked Iowa City as the fourth most generous town in the United States.

Death notices for current and retired University of Iowa employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.