UI students studying abroad and international students in Iowa City have had their photos selected for the 2017 International Programs Annual Photo Contest as part of International Education Week. The UI was also one of only four U.S. schools to receive the 2017 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization.

Even when University of Iowa dance faculty work with students outside the classroom, they still find teaching moments.

University of Iowa spin-out company SwineTech recently won the undergraduate gold medal at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition in Alexandria, Virginia.

A study by Kang Zhao, assistant professor of management sciences in the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, shows that participation in a smoking-cessation online community can help smokers quit, and that their level of activity in said can predict whether they can successfully kick the habit.

The Iowa Review continues to give veteran writers a platform for their work, with a new Veterans’ Writing Gallery and Veterans’ Artist Gallery on the literary magazine’s website. Each day during the week leading up to Veterans Day, the magazine plans to share past poems, stories, essays, and interviews.

Hawkeye Marching Band member Grace Schebler got a big surprise during the Iowa–Minnesota football game at Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 28. Her longtime boyfriend and former drum major for the band, Isaac Anderson, surprised her with a proposal as the band played “Hey Baby.”

On video, it’s marvelous, a simple yet stunning display of collective kindness. If you’ve seen the Iowa Wave, you’ve probably wiped back tears. But from the 12th floor of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, it’s almost overwhelming.

In Self-Portrait with Dogwood, published this year, Christopher Merrill recounts his life’s story, from growing up in New Jersey to being appointed to the National Council on the Humanities by President Barack Obama in 2012, with nature writing, loving portraits of influential friends and a history of his travels.

University of Iowa Health Care Marketing and Communications has been recognized for its program aimed at boosting girls’ interests in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education and careers.

University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students have been named to the search committee to replace Sean O’Harrow, former director of the University of Iowa Museum of Art.

A commemorative plaque and stone dedicated to the victims of the Nov. 1, 1991, shootings is in place on the Pentacrest. The memorial was installed on Oct. 30, 2017.

Online communities designed to help smokers quit are effective, especially if the person is an active participant, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.