A University of Iowa study provides a deeper understanding of how the cancer-causing KRAS gene turns off tumor suppressor genes, and identifies a key enzyme in the process. The findings suggest that this enzyme, known as TET1, may be an important target for cancer diagnostics and treatment.

Hancher favorite Danú will share the joy of the holiday season the Irish way Wednesday, Dec. 10 at the Englert Theatre.

Frustrated with flash cards and textbooks, these then-UI students designed an app to help dental and nursing students study for the most important test of their professional lives.

The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) has selected 15 of the most significant randomized controlled trials that influence the practice of physical therapy to ever be published.One of the trials was conducted by Gregory Schmidt, MD, professor of internal medicine, and Rhonda Barr, DPT, CCS, clinical specialist in the Department of Rehabilitation Therapies.Schmidt and Barr were co-authors of...

A University of Iowa study found preschoolers had more self-control after watching videos of Cookie Monster practicing ways to resist eating a bowl of cookies.

Three University of Iowa faculty members have been awarded the distinction of 2014 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

Whether clicking on a mouse pad, typing on a keyboard, rocking an instrument, or using “percussion toys,” the University of Iowa’s laptop musicians consider their ensemble to be just like any other, except for one key difference: their instruments.

Researchers have discovered that satellites and astronauts are protected from "killer electrons" by an "invisible shield" within the Van Allen radiation belts, discovered by University of Iowa Space Physicist James A. Van Allen in 1958.

A portion of Burlington Street in Iowa City will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 2, and the North-South section of Front Street will be closed from 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 until mid-morning Wednesday, Dec. 3.

Iowa City’s New Horizons Band is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The band, a joint effort between the Iowa City community and the University of Iowa College of Education, provides adults ages 55 and older the opportunity to learn a musical instrument and play in a band or ensemble.

Studio director Jon Winet and UI history student Ethan DeGross will share their work in, “A Field Report from the ‘Studio:’ Public Digital Arts and Humanities Research at the University of Iowa,” from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the UI John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in Des Moines.

"The Student Experience" showcases University of Iowa students who excel academically—inside and outside the classroom. This installment features Tyler Hackman, a first-generation college student from Lawler, Iowa, who is pursuing a double major in marketing and management.