Nine University of Iowa College of Law students spent a week over winter break at the UI Hospitals & Clinics learning from health care providers about the intersections of health care and the law.

A university search committee has announced the second finalist for the next executive vice president and provost at the University of Iowa.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering is partnering with Engineer Your World (EYW) at the University of Texas at Austin to provide hands-on engineering experiences to high school students across Iowa.

College of Public Health researchers make more than half of the university's Cancer Epidemiology and Population Science (CEPS) unit, which focuses on the causes and detection of cancer, possible methods of prevention, and improving the quality of life of those who are living with or who have survived cancer.

The College of Public Health's Business Leadership Network awarded grants to seven communities across Iowa for initiatives and projects that will improve public health.

The University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) is is participating in a project that studies the impact that smoking marijuana has on people who are driving a car.

A new UI study suggests that antibiotics are being overused in up to 50 percent of patients undergoing common urological procedures.

Michael E. Ernst—a clinical professor in the UI College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science—co-authored October research papers that were based on the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial. The study concluded that low-dose aspirin may do more harm than good in healthy older adults.

Two University of Iowa students are attending a week-long school to learn how to design, build, launch, and recover a rocket. The UI students are the only American students taking part in the prestigious program, which takes place Jan. 21-25 in Norway. It's funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

The University of Iowa has received a STARS silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System, is a program that measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.

Dental researchers at the college have a strong history of pursuing basic, clinical, and translational research in a collaborative and supportive environment with the goal of improving patient care.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Krystal Parker received a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to continue exploring the idea that the cerebellum may play a key role in cognitive function and may be targeted in diseases such as schizophrenia, autism, bipolar disorder, and Parkinson’s disease.