The Dental Science Building addition at the University of Iowa has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

About 350 University of Iowa students and alumni ran a mile with barely any clothes on. It's the fifth annual Nearly Naked Mile in Iowa City spearheaded by UI Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (STAT). And despite the rainy, chilly weather, hundreds ran for a local youth organization.

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.

Hancher and Working Group Theatre have developed a rich collaboration. Now, an important grant from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters is helping strengthen those efforts.

The Get to Know series asks University of Iowa faculty and staff a few questions about their work and their outside interests. Today we visit with Cory Forbes, assistant professor of science education in the College of Education's Department of Teaching and Learning who also is an Eagle Scout.

"U.S. News & World Report" ranks 26 University of Iowa graduate programs and colleges among the 25 best in the country among all public and private schools.

Dan Grinstead, a UI social work specialist, will share his personal story of enlisting in the Iowa Army National Guard at age 59, being deployed to Afghanistan, and returning home to help soldiers become citizens again at the Spencer Hospital as part of a continuing education program.

University of Iowa paleontologist Christopher Brochu comments on the latest fossils discovered in a massive expansion project, skulls of crocodilians, which are ancient relatives of alligators, though he was not involved with this new work.

A review of the annual report tops the agenda for the bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety, to be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in Room 203 of the Johnson County Health and Human Services Building, 855 South Dubuque St., Iowa City.

Researchers at the Advanced Manufacturing Technology group at the University of Iowa College of Engineering's Center for Computer Aided Design are working on 3D bioprinters to create replacement parts for damaged and failing human organs and tissue.

The University of Iowa and Iowa State University have teamed up to change licensing terms for companies to engage with research at the universities. The goal is to accelerate the process by which university-borne research is turned into products and services that benefit Iowans and others in the private sector.

With more Chinese students showing up on University of Iowa class rolls than ever before, the Henry B. Tippie College of Business last month invited its faculty and staff to a workshop to learn how to pronounce the students' names.