Tyler Babcock, who just finished his junior year at Charles City High School, will start his freshman year at the University of Iowa this fall, thanks to the UI College of Education Belin-Blank Center’s new STEM Academy for high-ability students. He plans to major in mechanical engineering.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher has announced its lineup of performances for the 2015-2016 season. Season highlights include Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, mandolinist Chris Thile performing Bach, Ellis Marsalis, and Bobby McFerrin. Tickets go on sale Aug. 24.

A computer simulation program—developed by the Center for Computer Aided Design at the University of Iowa—that measures equipment weight, distribution, and effects on body mechanics and performance, is being given to the Marine Corps.

With the recent conclusion of the 2015 legislative session, the University of Iowa is moving forward with a salary program for 2015-16. The overall average salary increases for faculty and staff will be between 1 percent and 3 percent.

Christopher G. Atchison, director of the State Hygienic Laboratory and associate dean for public health practice, was elected as secretary-treasurer of the board of directors for the Association of Public Health Laboratories.

The University of Iowa encourages the public to attend an open house and the first of two public meetings to discuss the proposed repurposement of the existing 1936 Art Building located at 200 N. Riverside Dr. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. June 18 in 2520D University Capitol Centre.

In a study that seems to defy conventional dietary wisdom, UI scientists have found that adding high salt to a high-fat diet actually prevents weight gain in mice. The findings highlight the profound effect non-caloric dietary nutrients can have on energy balance and weight gain.

A UI College of Education study showed that children who watched a Sesame Street segment on impulse control could wait nearly four minutes longer for a snack than children who did not see it, in an article on how the show was created to boost children’s confidence and school readiness.

The nation's first Latino Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera, is a University of Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate.

A new partnership with the University of Iowa College of Public Health will allow students at Coe College in Cedar Rapids to earn their Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees in five years.

As unpredictable as the annual draft is, there is one constant with all Hawkeyes from 1999 to present: While Iowa players might occasionally slip down the draft board because of height, 40-yard dash time, or wing span, they remain strong in their commitment to character building.

"U.S. News & World Report" has ranked University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in Iowa City in nine specialties in the new 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. UI Children’s Hospital is the only hospital nationally ranked for pediatric care in Iowa.