Thanks to a recent grant, the University of Iowa School of Social Work will be leading an initiative to produce 30 web-based seminars (or webinars) for nursing home social workers—the first series of its kind nationally.

UI graduate Sarah Willis brings some of the nation's top chefs to Iowa in August to honor and cook for the network of family farmers providing all-natural pork to Niman Ranch. And the chefs return to their kitchens with insight into how the pigs are raised.

University of Iowa graduate Cathryn Sloane shares seven things that new incoming college students should know to help them succeed in the classroom.

African-American women, who have long complained of the negative impact of predatory lending, appear to be coveted candidates when it comes to getting loans, according to a study by researchers at the University of Iowa.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Robert Morris dreamed of becoming a lawyer. But after graduating from the University of Iowa with a degree in political science, Morris yearned for a career that would satisfy his sense of adventure and love for film.

Capsule summaries of several UI researchers who will present their work at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting in New York, which runs from Aug. 10-13.

Lenders have high impressions of African-American females and are apt to loan them as much money as white males, according to a new study by University of Iowa sociologist Sarah Harkness. Conversely, loan applications from African-American males and white females are judged more strictly. Stereotypes about race, gender, work history, education and other factors shaped lenders' attitudes. Harkness...

The painting "Spheres of Privilege" is among the works by artist and UI associate professor Susan Chrysler White that will be on display at the Sioux City Art Center starting Saturday, Aug. 10.

Former UI faculty member Reza Aslan discusses his new book on Jesus and the controversy it's generated.

Record numbers of nitrates are running off Iowa farm fields into the Iowa River and making their way down the Mississippi River to the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Adam Ward, University of Iowa professor of geology, comments about the measures currently in place to try to address the problem.

Cameron Doolady, a student at the University of Iowa, discusses the importance of open communication with his newlywed wife as they combine their finances.

Will Valet, a UI cinema alumnus and current director of the Hardacre Film Festival, says that the unique venue of the gorgeous Hardacre Theatre in downtown Tipton, Iowa, has allowed organizers to build a world-class festival in a small town.