The University of Iowa will soon be growing its own crop dedicated entirely to creating energy. The plant—a sterile hybrid grass called Miscanthus—will be harvested and used to supply power, steam, and chilled water to the main campus.

University of Iowa researcher Budd Tucker has been awarded one of three Research to Prevent Blindness/International Retinal Research Foundation Catalyst Awards for Stem Cell Research Approaches for Age-Related Macular Degeneration.The four-year award of up to $250,000 is designed to help fund high-risk/high-gain vision research by scientists who are working on cutting-edge approaches to age...

Leaders of the University of Iowa’s TIER, or Transparent Inclusive Efficiency Review, working groups evaluating information technology, human resources, finance, sourcing and procurement, and academic cases, provided an update to the UI Faculty Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Laura Wood Fernandez, a University of Iowa alumna with both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Teaching, forges new ground as a science teacher in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, thanks to a grant to redesign her classroom and a partnership with the University of Iowa College of Education.

University of Iowa researchers, funded by the National Science Foundation, studied 774 stream gauges across 14 states and found flooding more frequent.

A University of Iowa study has found that land-clearing fires in Central America intensified the tornadoes of April 27, 2011, the worst day of U.S. tornadoes since 1974.

A new University of Iowa study published in Geophysical Research Letters found that the intensity of the April 27, 2011, tornadoes was likely kicked up a notch by smoke.

University of Iowa Dance Marathon had another record-breaking year, raising $2,001,856.21. Over the past 21 years, the UI's largest student-run organization has raised $16,541,049.65 for patients treated at UI Children's Hospital.

Floyd R. and Judith E. Domer, of Asheville, North Carolina, have established a $1 million bequest for the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy that will enhance an existing scholarship fund and create a new lectureship fund.

Peter Thorne, University of Iowa professor and head of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, has been appointed chair of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB). He will serve for the next two years.

Dr. Bradley Erickson, assistant professor of urology at the University of Iowa, was recently awarded a 2014 Data Grant from the American Urological Association. The one-year grant provides up to $50,000 for population-based, data-driven projects that fill knowledge gaps in urology.Erickson will evaluate the impact of outreach clinics and physician extenders on the quality of urologic care in rural...

A short video, produced by University of Iowa Student Video Productions, highlights some of the UI Dance Marathon 21's best moments.