University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld shares a piece he wrote for “The Daily Iowan” about the generational disinvestment public universities have faced.

Two University of Iowa undergraduates took part in an intensive, international science program to design, build, and fly a sounding rocket. The class allows students to learn the challenges associated with conceiving and successfully executing a complete rocket mission.

A new study from the University of Iowa finds that an unexpected sound causes people to stop an action more often than when they heard no sound at all. The finding could lead to new treatments for motor-control disorders, as well as address aging-related decline in motor control.

Learn how the University of Iowa brings art movements such as Dada and Fluxus to life in classrooms and homes across the world.

David Drake, professor of microbiology in the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research in the College of Dentistry, subscribes to the idea that rest and relaxation must be part of the formula to achieve true productivity.

Growing up surrounded by educators, Margot Livesey wanted to do something different. Yet, the critically acclaimed author eventually ended up teaching at the prestigious Iowa Writers' Workshop.

A university search committee has announced the second finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. Lincoln Davies, associate dean for academic affairs at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah, will visit campus Feb. 12 and 13.

Every year, an army of sweaty University of Iowa students, wearing gym shorts and T-shirts, raise more money “for the kids” than all but two other colleges nationwide. The millions of dollars raised by UI's Dance Marathon go to treat pediatric cancer patients at the UI Stead Family Children's Hospital.

A team of UI MBA students is working with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee to determine the commercial viability of a process the scientists at the lab discovered by accident that turns carbon dioxide into ethanol and reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

NASA astronaut and Iowa native Peggy Whitson will discuss leadership when she speaks at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business Quad Cities center in Davenport at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 12. Whitson holds the U.S. record for most days in space and commanded the International Space Station.

A search committee formed to hire the next leader for the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will host two open forums focusing on the organization’s structure and ideal qualifications for the next person who leads it. The forums will be Feb. 9 and Feb. 20.

An exhibit at the University of Iowa Main Library complements “Invisible Hawkeyes,” a 2016 book by two University of Iowa professors that explores the experiences of African American students on campus in the early to mid-20th century.