The university is thanking Henry Tippie, namesake of the university’s Tippie College of Business, on his 90th birthday for his many decades of generosity.

UI Breakers, a University of Iowa student organization dedicated to breakdancing and hip-hop culture, creates camaraderie among its members—even as they “battle” against one another—and boosts their confidence in the process.

University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

University of Iowa researchers have found a protein that regulates how chromosomes pair up and pass genetic information. FDK-6 dictates the speed at which maternal and paternal chromosome strands move and join in roundworms. The findings were published online this month in “The Journal of Cell Biology.”

University of Iowa Staff Council’s service-recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

UI President Bruce Harreld addresses the recently announced reduction in state funding and asks the campus community for its support.

The University of Iowa is launching a new Campus Inclusion Team to help students deal with bias concerns on campus.

Little medical research has examined the actual health impacts of cannabis use, and Robert Wallace, in the College of Public Health, says laws limiting the availability of marijuana make it difficult to study them.

UI Registrar Larry Lockwood discusses efforts by the university in recent years to consolidate and reduce student fees and to make them more transparent.

The Information Security and Policy Office encourages faculty, staff, and students to change their HawkID password as a precautionary measure, due to a recent security incident.

Telecommuting may not be as advantageous as employees think. A new study shows working from home adds extra hours to the work week, at little additional pay. The findings may change workers’ perceptions of the value of telecommuting and could spur employers to better define the work-at-home workday.