The University of Iowa was ranked 139 among the world’s top international universities in a survey by “The Times of London,” up more than 60 spots from the last survey.

“The New York Times” uses big data to tell big stories. Leading the visual storytelling effort at the “Times” is UI alumnus Matthew Ericson, an early advocate of visual journalism and a former staff member of the University of Iowa’s “Daily Iowan.”

The University of Iowa again will host 25 young business and government leaders from several African countries this summer as part of the U.S. State Department Mandela Washington Fellowship for African Leaders.

The search committee for the next vice president for student life held its first meeting this week and adopted an aggressive timeline that would conclude the hiring process in late June or early July.

Since its launch in 2006, the liveWELL program has demonstrated 10 years of health improvements for faculty and staff. That translates into improved performance and value to the University of Iowa.

The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety is expanding its student security officer program as part of a growing effort to build a community policing culture on campus.

The UI Police Department is playing in an intramural league at the university. Officers hope to build positive relationships with the students through this program.

The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Board of Trustees named University of Iowa Executive Vice President and Provost Barry Butler president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, effective March 13.

Al Jarreau, a versatile vocalist who sold millions of records and won a string of Grammys, died on Feb. 12 in Los Angeles. He was 76. Jarreau earned a master’s in vocational rehabilitation from the University of Iowa in 1964.

The Pomerantz Career Center offers for-credit classes that show UI students, particularly those with liberal arts majors, how to use their academic background to find jobs and start their careers.

Karl Kreder, professor of urology and Rubin H. Flocks Chair, has received the Victor A. Politano Award from the American Urological Association for his research and clinical excellence in urinary incontinence. The award, presented annually, is given to an individual for outstanding achievements in the field and for enhancing the treatment of incontinent patients.

The University of Iowa’s Carver College of Medicine and Tippie College of Business have teamed up to offer classes that teach business basics to medical students so they have a better idea of the business side of medicine when they go into practice.