Some 280 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the President's List for the 2012 spring semester. The President's List recognizes academic excellence. A student must have a minimum 4.0 grade point average in all academic subjects for the preceding two semesters, with a total of at least 12 semester hours of credit during that period, to qualify.

Beginning in August, first-year/freshmen applicants to the University of Iowa will self-report their high school course work, test scores, grade point average, and class rank when they apply for admission.

The 2012 recipients of the University of Iowa College of Education's Audrey Qualls Commitment to Diversity Award—Jan Warren and Mitchell Kelly—both say that the award is extra special to them because of the woman it’s named after.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Book lovers of all ages will find something to love in the fourth-annual Iowa City Book Festival, July 13-15.

Where can you find hundreds of recordings of writers like Alice Sebold, David Sedaris, Francine Prose, and Sherman Alexie? On the Iowa Digital Library’s Virtual Writing University Archive.

Here in Iowa City, the words we cultivate are as famous and prolific as the corn we grow. Like our relationship with the local crops that feed the world, we’re conscious of this town’s writing heritage, but most of the time, it’s a fuzzy backdrop for our daily lives.

George Wine, former Iowa Sports Information director during a transformational time of Hawkeye sports in visibility and popularity, died Thursday morning at the age of 81.

The bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety will take place Wednesday, July 11, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 2390 of the University Capitol Centre (also known as the Old Capitol Town Centre) in downtown Iowa City.

The University of Iowa awarded an estimated 4,300 degrees at the close of the 2012 spring session.

In designing the University of Iowa’s first new residence hall in nearly 45 years, officials plan for semiprivate restrooms that offer a locked door and private shower, “green” electrical outlets that shut off power when not in use, and much more.

The University of Iowa is one of 50 institutions that has joined a study on using e-textbooks. UI researchers from Information Technology Services and the College of Education will focus on the use of online annotation tools.