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.

When researchers from the University of Iowa and Princeton University looked more closely at precipitation and flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston last year, they found that the city’s urban density directly contributed to the storm’s devastating and deadly impact.

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.

The UI College of Public Health works with rural school districts across Iowa to encourage more students to eat lunch and make healthier food choices.

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.

Legislators with Iowa ties received an up-close look at how UI researchers are helping to keep Iowa's children safe, treat people who suffer from medication-resistant depression, and preserve valuable artifacts in the world of film.

At Iowa, Greenberg is responsible for student dining menu oversight and planning, catering operations, campus bakeries, retail dining, and the President’s Residence.

The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has committed a $12 million grant to fund life-changing research and discoveries in the UI Department of Biomedical Engineering. With this grant, the department will build on its contributions to the field of pulmonary and respiratory biomedicine.

The University of Iowa has appointed a chief innovation officer to lead its research commercialization and economic development activities. Jon Darsee will lead Innovation and Economic Development at Iowa, which includes UI Ventures, Protostudios, UI Research Park, the Office of Corporate Engagement, and MADE.

The UI College of Dentistry provides reduced-cost dental services to veterans, but recently partnered with the nonprofit Everyone For Veterans, which connects combat veterans with free dental services. The college is encouraging dentists across the state to participate.

In 1918, near the end of World War I, an especially virulent flu virus caused an estimated 20 million deaths worldwide. In Iowa, the virus forced the quarantine of a group of student soldiers, the cancellation of social events, and a stern public health warning from the UI’s then-president.