Digitization may have democratized the field, but not many special collections librarians actively promote to a general audience. University of Iowa librarian Colleen Theisen is the exception.

The University of Iowa’s Heart and Vascular Center and Iowa City Heart Center, announced Friday, May 1, that they have joined to become the most comprehensive cardiovascular program in the state.

The second meeting of the University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee has been set for Friday, May 8, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Kelch Conference Room, Room 1289 of the Carver Biomedical Research Building (CBRB) on the UI campus.

As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here are the latest developments across business cases.

A bill researched and drafted by a second-year student at the UI College of Law was signed into law by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad last week. The bill, Senate File 306, is an act relating to communication and visitation between an adult ward and another person.

With one K-9 officer recently retired and another nearing retirement, the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety recently bolstered its ranks with two new K-9 officers.

UI orthopedic researchers are developing an injectable, bioactive gel that encourages self-healing of cartilage. If they are successful, the gel could represent a minimally invasive, practical, and inexpensive approach for repairing damaged cartilage and preventing osteoarthritis.

William “Bill” R. Nelson is the recipient of the 2015 Lola Lopes Award for Undergraduate Student Advocacy. Nelson, director of the Iowa Memorial Union and the UI Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, is well known as an energetic champion for developing student leadership experiences on campus.

There’s no other day during the school year when philanthropy—nicknamed “Phil” by the University of Iowa Foundation’s Student Philanthropy Initiative—is more visible than on Phil’s Day, which took place on Thursday, April 30—the fourth annual celebration of philanthropy on the UI campus.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to a close Thursday, April 30, with "Take Back the Night," a rally and march that also gives voice to survivors of sex-related crimes.

This week's Iowa Now Minute features an extra innings walk-off win, Phil on campus, and a modern masterpiece in Italy.

The University of Iowa Police Department has filed charges related to a summer 2014 incident in which a video recording device was found in a restroom on the University of Iowa campus.