John Mikelson, coordinator of the University of Iowa Veterans Center, received a 2012 Governor's Volunteer Award from Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds during a special recognition ceremony June 29 in Cedar Rapids.

A free screening of the film "An Oversimplification of Her Beauty" will take place at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7, in room 101 of the Becker Communication Studies Building on the UI campus.

For more than 30 years the University of Iowa published a booklet for incoming women students. It included a campus map and information about residence hall and campus activities—and even a chart suggesting appropriate attire for different occasions. University archivist David McCartney revisits the "Code for Coeds."

The University of Iowa International Writing Program is bringing young writers from Arabic-speaking countries and Russia to campus for the Between the Lines program. The 16- to 19-year-old students will study creative writing during their two-week stay.

Traders on the Iowa Electronic Markets see President Barack Obama as the big political winner in today’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold most of the health care law.

State, congressional leaders reacted strongly today to a federal report finding fault with FEMA’s replacement determinations for the UI's flood-damaged Hancher, School of Music, and studio art buildings.

Donna Hammond, professor of anesthesia and pharmacology, succeeds Paul Rothman and will serve until the appointment of a new permanent dean.

The University of Iowa's Information Technology Facility, on the Oakdale campus, has achieved LEED Platinum certification, the first campus building to receive the distinction.

Executing five days of activities for some 4,500 students is no small undertaking—On Iowa! is fueled by the work of hundreds of volunteers.

The University of Iowa has been a pioneering institution in the commercial composting program, and it has been a positive example for local businesses interested in the effort, says Jennifer Jordan, the city's recycling coordinator.

A $150,000 grant secured by the University of Iowa College of Education’s Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development will help provide services to “twice exceptional” students—or gifted students with learning, behavioral, emotional, and/or social impairments—their families, and educators.

The 2012 UI Faculty/Staff/Student 2-Person Scramble golf tournament, sponsored by UI Recreational Services, will be held on Saturday, July 14, at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City.