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.

New UI freshman coming to campus this summer receive black-and-gold bracelets with flash drives instead of mountains of booklets as part of a more streamlined orientation process.

University of Iowa Graduate College Dean John Keller says there are a lot of “cosmic tumblers” that will impact public higher education in the future, including funding model changes and government directives to produce graduates in high-demand areas.

Two multicultural Greek-letter organizations were founded at Iowa: Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity and Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority.

The new University of Iowa Information Technology Facility (ITF) has become the first building on campus to earn LEED Platinum certification—the ultimate standard for green design.