John Keller has been awarded the 2017 Debra W. Stewart Award for Outstanding Leadership in Graduate Education by the Council of Graduate Schools.

From 1921 to 1933, the founding director of the University of Iowa’s IIHR–Hydroscience and Engineering chronicled the institute’s beginnings in his journals, which recently were purchased at auction and donated to the University of Iowa. UI archivist David McCartney discusses the acquisition.

The new Hancher Auditorium has attracted plenty of attention since it opened last year, but the entertainment venue got a brand-new platform Saturday when it was the (alleged) site of a (supposedly) very uncomfortable scholastic spelling bee on Saturday Night Live.

Miniature books—all measuring three inches or smaller—are an intricate art form that dates back centuries, but don’t try to read the text without your glasses on. NBC Nightly News takes a look at the the UI Libraries’ Charlotte Smith Miniature Book Collection.

Associate professor of marketing William Hedgcock participates in a discussion of the best ways to keep New Year's resolutions by using better planning.

The project is being funded by the National Cancer Institute through the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The UI College of Nursing has received a $191,500 alumni donation that will allow the school to launch global health initiatives in Haiti and Swaziland, and provide international study and travel opportunities for nursing students.

A new online class being taught this fall at the University of Iowa Microfabrication Facility allows students from across the country to participate in laboratory experiments and exercises in real time via state-of-the-art instrumentation.

The Iowa Native Spaces project, led by graduate students and faculty from UI’s History Corps, works closely with tribal partners to help prevent the erasure of Meskwaki and Ioway history and bring Native perspectives to more Iowans.

To help international students feel more involved on campus, a group of students developed the Conversation Center and a class that goes with it.

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Jamie Achrazoglou, who has worked at the University of Iowa for more than 30 years, is involved with many UI projects. For the past six years, one of her more visible roles has been in Recreational Services, where she teaches Zumba.