A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting a drug can slow atrophy in the brains of multiple sclerosis patients was aided by the Clinical Trials Statistical Data Management Center in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, which managed data gathered by clinical researchers.

Brian Kaskie, associate professor of health management and policy in the College of Public Health, has been named editor of "Public Policy & Aging Report," a quarterly journal published by the Gerontological Society of America that explores topics generated by the aging of society.

University of Iowa anthropologist Andrew Kitchen unravels human migration and history by studying genetic signatures of the pathogens and parasites that accompanied ancient peoples. His research has ranged from studying human ancestry in Newfoundland to the origin of North American dogs.

A study from the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) in the University of Iowa College of Public Health finds an ongoing drop in the number of rural pharmacies, and the study's co-author says one reason is the result of changes in Medicare prescription drug policies.

Dale Wurster, professor in the College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, received the David J. W. Grant National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education Distinguished Scholar Award in Basic Pharmaceutics.

The number of children in the United States diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increased from 6.1 percent to 10.2 percent from 1997 to 2016, according to an analysis from the University of Iowa published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.

In order to better define and organize the roles of its offices, the Student Conduct Office is moving from the dean’s suite in the IMU to its own space. It will also take on a new name, the Office of Student Accountability.

President Harreld takes a look back at Iowa’s accomplishments over the summer and highlights the 2018 Work Plan created by the Path Forward Steering Committees, which will guide the UI through this year’s phase of the Strategic Plan 2016–2021.

The building where Grant Wood created his world-famous art soon will become a place where University of Iowa students and faculty can collaborate and innovate to solve problems and change the world.

This fall, the UI launched ICON Direct, an online platform that gives students the option of buying digital course materials at a much lower cost than their printed equivalents, saving students money.

The five-year grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research will be used to improve research of multiple, complex chronic conditions.

The new Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering will address growing student interest in the field of systems engineering.