Heidi Jon Schmidt, an alumna of the University of Iowa Iowa Writers' Workshop, is interviewed about her new novel.

More than two dozen Icelandic social scientists from Iceland, Canada, and the United States will converge on the University of Iowa campus Aug. 12-14, to debate, discuss, and dissect the Icelandic economic meltdown.

More than 30 students from around the world converged on the University of Iowa campus this summer for six weeks doing innovative research in a biology lab. Their experiences were part of the University of Iowa College of Education’s Belin-Blank Center's Secondary Student Training Program.

What weather term was coined at the University of Iowa?

University of Iowa political science emeritus Michael Lewis-Beck has developed an election-prediction model that sifts decades of data.

The University of Iowa Council on Disability Awareness (CDA) recently announced its new officers for 2012-13—Carly Armour, Teresa Kout, Kathy Ford, and Deanna Carter.

Sean Moeller discovered his love of music as a student in Iowa City, and he's parlayed that into a career. His website, Daytrotter.com, went live in 2006 and has become a launching pad for some of the biggest bands in America.

K-12 children in the north central Iowa community of Osage had the opportunity to learn about all aspects of theater, from acting and playwriting to lighting and set design, thanks to three UI graduates who pursued their passion.

Raghuraman Mudumbai's research examines the reliability of the United States' electric grid, particularly given the growth of wind turbines and other new energy sources.

With a new novel just out, alumnus Charles Holdefer returns from France to teach in the Iowa Summer Writing Festival.

Former Hawkeye athlete Diane Nukuri-Johnson will be competing in the marathon for her home country of Burundi at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. A passion for running has led her away from civil strife in her homeland to a college education and a promising profession.

UI Professor Glenn Storey is collaborating with European archeologists on excavations at a Benedictine Abbey in Italy (in Italiano).