A NASA mission conceived at the University of Iowa is exploring how energized particles interact with Earth. The missions, called, Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics, or TRICE-2, launched earlier this month. They're exploring magnetic reconnection, the explosive process that allows charged particles from space to stream into Earth’s atmosphere.

A report from the UI Colleges of Public Health and Law finds that the justice system doesn't do enough to prevent elder abuse, which leads this editorial to call on the Iowa legislature to provide more funding for initiatives to reduce it.

An initiative between the UI College of Public Health and Iowa Department of Public Health is encouraging more Iowa school children to eat more nutritious lunches more often.

The latest episode of IPTV's Greetings from Iowa features the Oakdale Community Choir, directed by UI Associate Professor of Music Education Mary Cohen.

University of Iowa Assistant Professor in Printmaking Terry Conrad joined scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on a research cruise to study foraminifera, single-celled organisms that live in the ocean, and to create related art as part of a science-through-art effort funded by the National Science Foundation.

About 1,500 University of Iowa students received their degrees at fall 2018 commencement ceremonies Dec. 13–16.

The University of Iowa has removed the registered student organization status for the Kappa Sigma, Delta Chi, and Sigma Nu fraternity chapters, as well as the Sigma Alpha Epsilon colony. The action comes after the conclusion of comprehensive investigations into incidents involving hazing and alcohol.

The University of Iowa is participating in a massive new effort in which 130 public universities and systems will work together to increase college access, close the achievement gap, and award hundreds of thousands more degrees by 2025.

President Harreld writes about the successes of the past semester and adds an encouragement for graduating students.

University of Iowa faculty and students are immersing audiences in a virtual reality theater experience that integrates live performances.

The New York Times named Donna Stonecipher's Transaction History as one of the top 10 best collections of poetry in 2018. The book was co-edited by Mark Levine, associate professor of poetry in the Iowa Writers' Workshop, as part of the University of Iowa Press' Kuhl House Poetry series.

UI Libraries and UI Student Government are easing some of the burden of high textbook costs with a collaborative project called the Textbook Affordability Pilot (TAP). Under TAP, a committee of library staff and UISG representatives collect donated textbooks and purchase new ones for “high impact courses.”