Cristina Ortiz, a UI doctoral student in anthropology who moved to Columbus Junction, Iowa, for her research, discusses the tensions that have transpired as a result of a large population of Chin Burmese moving to Columbus Junction and competing for jobs with Latinos.

The Office of the Provost at the University of Iowa is establishing an Office of Outreach and Engagement to promote collaboration between UI faculty, staff, and students and community partners across the state.

The University of Iowa Biological Interests Organization will hold a plant sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Kautz Plaza located on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway.

UI undergraduates have elected new student government leaders from the HOUSE Party (Helping Our University and Students Engage,) which aims engage both students and the university community at large.

Thursday, May 2, was a big day for philanthropy on the University of Iowa campus, as the UI and the UI Foundation celebrated the second annual Phil’s Day and announced an historic $1.7 billion fund-raising campaign.

Hundreds of University of Iowa faculty, staff, students, and friends gathered at hotelVetro to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship across campus at the inaugural Hawkeye Innovation Summit.

A project that replaced an existing gas boiler with a new biomass boiler in the Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant, located on the University of Iowa Research Park campus, has won the Grand Place Award (first place in category) in the Energy Production Category of the 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards competition.

Working in an office that includes pop music and a cotton candy machine sounds like a dream job for a college student. For University of Iowa Foundation Telefund student employees, it’s a nightly setting.

A hearing loop installed in a University of Iowa lecture room is helping people who use hearing aids and cochlear implants, and plans are under way to add more on campus--including in the new Hancher when it's completed.

The success of a University of Iowa fundraising campaign that already has brought in more than $1 billion prompted its leaders to bump up their goal to $1.7 billion by December 2016.

University of Iowa Department of Public Safety will extend Nite Ride service hours during finals week. Nite Ride will operate on a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. schedule, starting at 10 p.m. Sunday, May 12 and ending at 6 a.m. Friday, May 17.

Comprehensive fund-raising campaign aims to raise $1.7 billion to educate students for a global society; ensure a healthier and more sustainable world through research; and enrich commerce, culture, and communities for Iowans.