UI researchers describe the evolution of various forms of the enzyme “dihydrofolate reductase” as it occurred from bacteria to humans. Their paper, which appears in the Dec. 13 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, may prove useful to scientists in the design of future drugs and catalysts.

UI graduates Hung Tran and Thomas Hornbeck, who founded Tutor Universe, a virtual, global college study hall, have relocated to Menlo Park, Calif., to take part in Studio 9+, a nine-month program that helps entrepreneurs build a fully viable business, ready for investment.

New to the Collegium Tubum repertoire this year is a special rendition of “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas,” which was written by Meredith Wilson, who also wrote the “Iowa Fight Song;” it's a little known fact that both songs follow a similar tune.

Iowa Alumni Magazine showcases the multidisciplinary efforts of UI experts to help America's fast-growing elderly population.

Marc Armstrong, professor in the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences and the chair of the Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature, has been appointed associate dean for Graduate and Online Education in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), effective Jan. 15, 2014.

This video details what took place when the Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft swung past Earth on Oct. 9, for a gravity assist, and amateur radio operators around the world sent a Morse Code saying “HI” to the spacecraft.

In a first-of-its-kind activity involving an interplanetary spacecraft, thousands of amateur (ham) radio operators around the world said “Hi” to NASA’s Juno spacecraft Oct. 9 as it swung past Earth on its way to Jupiter.

Former University of Iowa student Jimmy Centers has risen through the ranks of Iowa politics through a combination of passion and education, and will take over as communications director for Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday.

Professor Philip Kutzko of the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has been at the forefront of recruiting and graduating doctoral students from underrepresented groups.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free jazz recital Sunday, Dec. 15. at 2 p.m. in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Instead of refusing a meeting, Nelson Mandela ran out the clock on the U.S. Secretary of State by making small talk and serving cookies to a U.S. delegation.

UI researchers have received a one-year federal grant to study air quality near hydraulic fracturing operations, which uses high pressure water to break rock and release natural gas and oil.