University of Iowa researchers have shown that most of the extra vials of blood drawn for lab tests never get used and are instead discarded.

The University of Iowa has announced the composition of the search committee for the next vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. The first meeting of the 17-person committee will be held Thursday, Dec. 1.

Three Cambus routes will change on Nov. 28 due to construction on North Dubuque Street as part of Iowa City's Gateway Project.

The University of Iowa this week launched GOLDrush, a crowdfunding platform that supports research and other academic-related activities, and provides an easy way for UI alumni, students, and others to make tax-deductible contributions to specific UI-based organizations and projects.

This week, veterans groups at the Universities of Iowa and Nebraska will be using a 344-mile ruck march not to build strength but to build awareness about one of the most serious issues facing veterans today: suicide.

Community Impact Grants support projects and initiatives that have statewide impact.

Jing “Alice” Wang, associate professor of marketing in the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, studies lonely people, in particular their shopping habits and relationships with retailers.

The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the Nov. 17 performance by the UI Symphony Band, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CST. The ensemble will perform in the Voxman Music Building Concert Hall.

Jan Warren, the Assistant Director for Student Services at the Belin-Blank Center, has been selected Arts Network Chair-Elect by members of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC).

The University of Iowa dedicated the new UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Nov. 11, 2016. The 14-story, 507,000-square-foot facility will offer private rooms for all patients, eight pediatric operating rooms, a pediatric pharmacy, a playground, gardens, a library, and an interactive theater.

The National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa has been testing automation since 1994. The program’s director, Dan McGehee, describes the future of semi-automated vehicles and driving safety as the country looks toward self-driving trucks.

A research paper by University of Iowa graduate student Jacob E. Simmering has been published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation (JCOPDF).