After receiving only $1.3 million of the requested $4.5 million from the state, the University of Iowa is requesting a $300 tuition increase for resident undergraduates and a $400 increase for non-resident undergraduates.

The University of Iowa has approved a new employment policy expected to improve the status and strengthen the role of the nearly 280 lecturers who teach at the UI.

The University of Iowa College of Nursing is Iowa's leader in making advanced degrees more accessible to registered nurses. The UI offers two tracks for completing a BSN: a traditional on-campus, four-year program and an online RN-to-BSN program.

Researchers in the Tippie College of Business and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have developed an algorithm to predict the probability of a movie making a profit at the box office.

UI's Iowa Electronic Market was the first political prediction market, and its success suggests the wisdom of crowds can help to foresee future events.

The UI music therapy program, one of only two in the Big Ten, prepares students for careers as professional therapists.

Graduates in UI's Class of 2016 are finding jobs thanks to a strong hiring economy and the help of the university's Pomerantz Career Center.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Starting May 31, significant road construction is coming to North Dubuque Street and West Park Road. Expect 15- to 30-minute delays during peak hours, as well as occasional closures.

University of Iowa student Eric Pahl and recent graduate Dalton Shaull recently won $25,000 from the Iowa Economic Development Authority for their startup business, called Organizer. Shaull was motivated to start the project after watching his friend fight off a disease as he waited for a transplant.

Buddy Lazier's No. 4 Indy 500 car, emblazoned with a Tigerhawk logo, will raise awareness for the University of Iowa's Wynn Institute for Vision Research during the race on May 29. The cause is close to Lazier's heart: His daughter suffers from severe glaucoma.

University of Iowa education professor Cassie Barnhardt and Nick Bowman, director of the UI Center for Research on Undergraduate Education, offer insight on efforts to improve racial environments on college campuses.