Deanne Wortman, a printmaker, was hired to lead the College of Engineering's new Nexus of Engineering and Art program, one that puts the college at the forefront of a national trend.

University of Iowa professor Philip Kaaret has won a $3.7 million NASA grant to build a satellite that will search for missing matter in hot gases associated with the Milky Way galaxy.

A first-of-its-kind study discovered that many hard-of-hearing children who receive optimal, early services are able to “catch up or significantly close the gaps with their hearing peers,” say researchers at the University of Iowa, Boys Town National Research Hospital, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

With Don Gurnett, and James Van Allen before him, the University of Iowa has a strong legacy of leading the scientific community in the exploration and understanding of space.

The UI Libraries’ Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio offers a collaborative work environment that serves faculty and students whose research and creative work benefit from concentrated efforts in digital knowledge creation, curricular innovation, idea dissemination, and project archiving.

Professor of Anthropology Russell Ciochon, of the University of Iowa, weighs in on debate about Homo sapiens' migration to East Asia.

The University of Iowa first-year seminars, primarily taught by tenure-track faculty and senior administrators, are designed to connect faculty and students in order to build a foundation for academic success. They also improve retention rates, lessen students' feelings of anxiety, and sometimes point toward a career path not yet considered.

Karen Villeda, a poet from Mexico who published her first book as a teenager, is this year's Outreach Fellow for UI's International Writing Program. She has earned several awards, including the 2014 National Fine Arts Prize for Children’s Fiction and the 2013 Elías Nandino National Award for Youth Poetry.

A new study documents that trees play a minor role in offsetting carbon emissions in urban areas. Researchers examined carbon emissions and trees' carbon storage in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) and found hotspots where more trees could yield benefits.

A new University of Iowa study finds conversations parents have with their children after a serious injury help young people internalize safety values, a process similar to how a child develops a conscience.

The University of Iowa will host a symposium on Oct. 17 to honor physics professor Don Gurnett, who has taught and been engaged in space science at the UI for the past 50 years. The symposium is free and open to the public.

Foundations in Learning, a UI-spinout business based in the UI Research Park, has received a $900,000 federal Small Business Innovation Research grant from the federal government.