Sato Ashida, professor in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, has used her research to develop a simple booklet that elderly people and their caregivers can use to help prepare for a disaster and also help them quickly get back on their feet afterward.

To ensure that aspiring University of Iowa scientists are learning from humanities professors at the forefront of research in their disciplines, the UI's Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank funds research awards for humanities faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. CLAS administers the grants and selects the recipients..

A study from the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds that eating just one portion of fried food a day leads to a significantly increased probability of an early death, especially in post-menopausal women.

A $285,000 grant from the Iowa Governor’s STEM Council will help the University of Iowa expand its STEM Innovator program, which encourages Iowa middle and high school students to become entrepreneurs or consider careers in innovative STEM fields.

University of Iowa physicists have won funding from NASA to design, build, and test a compact instrument that can measure a wider spectrum of magnetic fields in space. NASA is funding the project, called CHIMERA, at $1,030,000 for three years.

The University of Hartford’s Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies has named author Eduardo Halfon the 2018 Edward Lewis Wallant Award winner for his novel, Mourning.

Jerald L. Schnoor, the Allen S. Henry Chair in Engineering and professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Iowa, has received the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology.

The Tippie College of Business received a gold award in the Best Use of Social Media category from CASE District VI this month for summertime student takeover campaigns of the college’s Instagram account.

As one part of a periodic review of the University of Iowa’s institutional accreditation, a team of peer reviewers from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) will visit campus March 25–26 to meet with university leaders, faculty, staff, and students.

A team of Iowa students started Speeko, a voice-analytics company that uses artificial intelligence to help individuals avoid unfortunate public speaking experiences by measuring and improving their verbal communication skills.

Kelly Carrell, assistant director of Student Financial Aid, was selected in December to participate in National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators' (NASFAA) inaugural 2018-19 Diversity Leadership Program Class.

President Harreld welcomes everyone for the spring semester.