UI researchers are looking into the ways that the neighborhood you live in contributes to your health. Qian Xiao, assistant professor of health and human physiology, and postdoctoral researcher Dong Zhang worked with Iowa collaborators and others further afield to track cancer rates and mortality in various communities.

Bernadine Franks graduates from the University of Iowa in December 2018.

Two scientists from the University of Iowa have been named 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows. Ann Budd, in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Madeline Shea, in the Department of Biochemistry, will be honored at the February 2019 AAAS meeting in Washington, D.C.

Veteran TV writers Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green (“Northern Exposure,” “The Sopranos,” “Blue Bloods”) launched a class at the UI this fall called Writing for Television.

UI senior Austin Hughes was recently named one of 32 American Rhodes scholars. UI senior Melissa Lauer was also a finalist for the prestigious scholarship.

University of Iowa music therapist PhD student Alaine E. Reschke-Hernández planned and facilitated a study in four Iowa nursing homes to examine the effectiveness of music therapy intervention for people with Alzheimer’s or related dementias.

Elana Buch, associate professor in the University of Iowa Department of Anthropology, is among the experts quoted in an article that examines the future of senior living—including a closer look at a “55 and better” community called Latitude Margaritaville.

A first-year seminar brings together students and faculty from multiple disciplines to create works of art using scientific computer code and artistic techniques.

The University of Iowa Thesis Rental Gallery, which provides a unique glimpse of academic American art over much of the last century, moves back to the main campus and gains an online component.

The Whistler Film Festival will host the 10 Screenwriters to Watch event in Whistler, British Columbia. The screenwriters, including University of Iowa alumni Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place), will share their stories and discuss the challenges of succeeding in today’s film industry.

Seven members of the University of Iowa family will be recognized during the Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Awards on Nov. 15.

University of Iowa students Hira Mustafa and Abby Haynes took home the top honor at the 16th Annual Collegiate Ethics Case Competition hosted by the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona.