The University of Iowa has launched a new major that provides entrepreneurial management and leadership education to liberal arts and sciences students, giving them the opportunity to develop real-world skills and improve their employability before hitting the job market or starting their own business.

After aiding in discovery of the “God particle” that scientists say could unlock mysteries shrouding the origins of the universe, researchers with Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, including UI Physics and Astronomy professor Yasar Onel, are involved in a second experiment they hope will reveal more revolutionary science.

University of Iowa faculty member Kembrew McLeod collaborated with local families and musicians to create For Kids and By Kids: Songs From Iowa Rock City, Volume One, an album that features music written and recorded for kids.

Four University of Iowa faculty members have won the 2015 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence. The recipients are Cinda Coggins-Mosher, Sara Sanders, and Kate Cowles, all in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Marcy Rosenbaum in the Carver College of Medicine.

Technology in space and on the ground is helping University of Iowa researchers find out information about an earthquake's impact faster, increasing response times to areas that need aid most.

Faculty and alumni of the UI School of Music made a strong showing at the annual conference of the Society for American Music in Sacramento this March.

UI Political Science Professor Cary Covington weighs in on presidential prospects for 2016 following Ag Summit.

Iowa Writers' Workshop faculty member Marilynne Robinson won the National Book Critics Circle Award for her novel Lila, the final book in her trilogy set in the fictional Gilead, Iowa.

The Honors Program has selected Tom Keegan for the Honors Award for Campus Support for 2014-15.

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When Grant Young came to the University of Iowa four years ago, it was an easy choice to major in biochemistry and pre-med. His urge to volunteer kicked in, leading to work in the Burn Treatment Center and as a research assistant studying the genetic mutations that cause muscular dystrophy.

Following are highlights from the Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday, March 11, meeting on the University of Iowa campus.