Four University of Iowa faculty members have won the 2014 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of their years of outstanding teaching.

Six University of Iowa faculty members have received the 2014 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence, which honors faculty members for work representing a significant contribution to excellence in public education.

University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.

The spring 2014 UI Carver College of Medicine commencement ceremony will be streamed live from "Iowa Now." Streaming will begin shortly before the ceremony begins Friday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. Archival video will replace the live stream on the "Iowa Now" page shortly after the ceremony concludes.

For the first time, University Communication and Marketing staff are providing live streams of all UI commencement ceremonies so parents and others who live far away can experience this educational milestone.

An experimental drug can lower levels of cholesterol by up to 75 percent when combined with a statin, UI researchers have found.

A Canadian study found insurance coverage for IVF treatments led to fewer multiple births: “This is an encouraging finding that might influence payers to reconsider [covering] IVF, as they may ultimately benefit by the reduced cost," says Brad Van Voorhis, UI IVF program director.

A new study led by the University of Iowa reports a drug may help lower a particular type of cholesterol. The researchers say the drug, evolocumab, boosts statins, which help lower cholesterol. Results appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

May 2014 University of Iowa graduates share their next steps after commencement, including jobs, internships, and academic pursuits.

The Centers for Disease Control identified the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, or MERS, in the United States on May 2; Dr. Stanley Perlman, UI professor of microbiology, is part of a worldwide effort to understand more about the virus, discovered in 2012.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today a new initiative to help student veterans succeed thanks to a partnership with the Iowa City VA Health Care System and the University of Iowa.

Big things are in store for University of Iowa Class of 2014 graduates, many of whom have already found jobs in Iowa and across the country or have decided to continue with their education.