A University of Iowa team of more than 30 researchers from five different colleges has been named a finalist and awarded $5,000 in a competition that challenged international research teams to provide the best interpretation and communication of DNA sequencing results for three children with rare, undiagnosed genetic diseases.

Samuel Becker, namesake of the UI's Samuel L. Becker Communication Studies Building, died today, Thursday, Nov. 8. He was 89.

UI political science professor Tim Hagle says he believes gay marriage is safe for the foreseeable future after Iowa voters decided to retain a state Supreme Court justice who participated in the landmark 2009 ruling that made Iowa the first Midwestern state to allow gay marriage.

University of Iowa political science professor Cary Covington says third-party victories in Maine and Vermont may have been idiosyncratic, having more to do with the personal popularity of the candidates.

A special, customized UI Alumni Association tour led by a University of Iowa professor offers UI alumni and friends the rare opportunity to explore Cuba, meet its people, and discover shared passions for art, literature, dance, and music.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will continue its Explorers Seminar Series on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. with “In and Out of Africa—The Horned Giants that Ate Our Ancestors,” a lecture by Chris Brochu, UI associate professor of geoscience.

Pianist Michael Brown and cellist Nicholas Canellakis, both of New York, will perform in the atrium of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics at noon Monday, Nov. 19. The performance is free and open to the public.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will hold open auditions Nov. 10-15 for more than 75 roles in 10 spring productions. General auditions will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, and from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11. Callbacks will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, Nov. 12-15.

University of Iowa anthropologist Russell Ciochon says there is no Bigfoot in a story about how Spike TV is offering $10 million dollars for irrefutable proof of the beast's existence as part of a new reality show.

The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication has received Board of Regents, State of Iowa approval for an online program that offers a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication. The program was created to serve professionals in marketing, public relations, public communication, health communication, corporate communication, and other careers requiring strong communication...

The University of Iowa Symphony Band and Chamber Winds will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union.

University Libraries is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Iowa Women's Archives. Author Suzanne O'Dea will share her new biography of Iowa Women's Archives co-founder Mary Louise Smith on Saturday, Nov. 10.