The University of Iowa is working to fix the pulley system used to raise and lower the U.S. and State of Iowa flags above the Old Capitol Museum.

University of Iowa neuroscientists led by George Richerson, head of neurology in the UI Carver College of Medicine, have joined eight other research groups across the world that will work together on increasing the understanding of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), the leading cause of death from epilepsy.

The University of Iowa’s College of Education is hosting a panel discussion with education experts designed to not only look at the broader historical and social context from which these current struggles emerge, but to also provide participants with tools, strategies and resources to create opportunities for classroom discussions.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History has received two new grants: $6,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and $4,300 from the State Historical Society of Iowa.The funding from the NEH’s Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions will fund upgraded storage and supports for the museum’s Artic ethnographic collections. The collections contain over 1,500...

Leaders of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City announced today, Friday, Dec. 4, that the state’s only academic medical center has won a prestigious national award for its use of health information technology to improve patient safety and outcomes.The 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recognizes the outstanding achievement of organizations that use health information technology...

For a second year in a row, the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) has named University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics an Equality Leader in its national survey based on nondiscrimination policies and care for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) community.Among the more than 1,500 institutions evaluated in this year’s survey, less than a third received the Equality...

University of Iowa Dance Marathon and ISU Dance Marathon are teaming up this week for the One for One campaign. The goal is to raise $1 for every child treated at the UI Children's Hospital last year—$57,889.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason sent a message to the UI community on Sunday, Dec. 7, in response to the Pentacrest art display.

University of Iowa men's basketball player Mike Gesell has had a busy collegiate career on the court, but the three-year starter has been just as busy off it.

A Des Moines entrepreneur has a better way to achieve flat and level concrete, and a group of University of Iowa students is helping get the word out.

Nominations are being accepted until Feb. 6 for University of Iowa faculty, staff, and student research, innovation, mentorship, and startup awards.

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