Rural hospitals will continue to affiliate with larger hospitals in order to maintain essential health services in sparsely populated areas, says Keith Mueller, professor of health management and policy in the College of Public Health and director of the Center for Health Policy in the Rural Policy Research Institute.

Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, dean and professor of law at Stetson University College of Law, is the fourth finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. He will visit campus Thursday and Friday, Feb. 22 and 23.

A national network of academic research institutions, funded by the National Institutes of Health and led by the University of Iowa, is accelerating the clinical trial process for neurological diseases with the expectation of bringing drugs to market in less time, with less money and less risk.

The University of Iowa’s Vaughan Institute for Risk Management and Insurance was ranked among the top 20 undergraduate insurance and risk management programs in the country by Best’s Review, an industry trade publication.

The University of Iowa has again been named a top producer of Fulbright students for 2017–18 with 16 recipients, marking the third year in a row the university has achieved the elite ranking.

University of Iowa professors Jacki Rand and Phillip Round have received funding from Humanities Without Walls for a research project related to humanities work in a changing climate.

A UI College of Public Health study that found intimate partner violence can double the risk of some types of birth complications for pregnant women has been honored by the Royal Academy of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

UI College of Dentistry students focus on a variety of topics, from improved ways to apply dental sealants to a woman’s risk of having a baby with a cleft palate if she consumes alcohol during her pregnancy. Graduate student Frankie Chyi is studying the connection between dentistry and socioeconomic status.

UI alumnus Tuma Basa determines what hip-hop songs Spotify plays, breaking acts nationally.

Lin Hwai-min came to the University of Iowa as an International Writing Program participant, then joined the Writers’ Workshop. A few years later—and after a life-altering dance class—he founded Taiwan’s first professional dance company.

Jonathan Cardi, executive associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law at Wake Forest University School of Law, is the third finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. He will visit campus Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 19 and 20.

NASA astronaut and Iowa native Peggy Whitson spoke with Iowa MBA students in Davenport and shared with them the lessons of leadership she learned while commanding the International Space Station.