Russia and Ukraine have been fighting for several years on land, but the two clashed at sea recently. How likely is this maritime conflict to escalate?

The Society for Classical Studies named Sarah Bond, University of Iowa associate professor and director of graduate studies, as one of two winners of its 2018 Outreach Prize.

A team of Tippie MBA students finished in second place in the finals of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s MBA Case Competition held Nov. 30 in Washington, D.C.

Yannick Meurice, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa, is co-author on a new study that describes a new approach to quantum computing. The method, based on systems of cold atoms that behave similarly to theoretical models in high-energy physics, could replace replace traditional computers.

Sophisticated equipment such as computer numerical control (CNC) machines help students and faculty bring their visions to reality, experiment on a grand scale, and push the envelope in their disciplines.

All the details can be found at the commencement website!

A new study from the University of Iowa finds rural hospitals that use telemedicine to back up their emergency room health care providers not only save money but find it easier to recruit new physicians.

Steve Goddard, senior associate to the executive vice chancellor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been named dean of the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He will begin on June 1.

Micropatches could change the way vaccines and medicines are delivered in the U.S. and around the world, including many developing countries. Iowa researchers are testing the use of these patches on diverse populations to ensure patients receive optimal health benefits.

The University of Iowa’s Strategic Plan 2016–2021 Progress Report for fall 2018 outlines campus efforts toward achieving goals set forth in the plan. Highlights include an increase in federal funding for research and the UI’s inaugural First-Generation Summit.

A study from the Tippie College of Business finds that the use of visiting clinicians can effectively increases access to orthopedic care in rural hospitals that can’t afford to have an orthopedist on staff.

A study by College of Public Health researcher Kelly Baker highlights the relationship between adverse birth outcomes and sanitation access, domestic water fetching, crime, and gender-based harassment. It finds that the more time a woman spends fetching water, the more likely she is to have a low birth weight baby.