The Centers for Disease Control identified the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, or MERS, in the United States on May 2; Dr. Stanley Perlman, UI professor of microbiology, is part of a worldwide effort to understand more about the virus, discovered in 2012.

A May 20 upgrade to the Virtual Desktop Service—which allows employees and students to access university-licensed software without having to install it—is expected to result in dramatic improvements in speed and performance.

Former Hawkeye kicker Nate Kaeding and UI business professor Jeff Ohlmann discuss the NFL draft from the player's perspective and the increasing importance of statistical analysis in professional sports.

Johnson County's Kirkwood Regional Center, a partnership between Kirkwood, the University of Iowa, the Grant Wood Area Education Agency, and K-12 school districts, is on track to open in 2015, providing STEM courses, technology, and working space for students in the UI's Research Park.

The University of Iowa today launched a new two-step phone verification tool to help protect University of Iowa employees from work-related identity theft.

The second of three candidates for the position of University of Iowa Alumni Association President/CEO will visit campus Monday, May 12. A public forum will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Levitt Center for University Advancement.

On Thursday afternoon, students from the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning gave Muscatine officials and residents a look at the city's possible future— a future that might have "opportunity around every bend."

A media availability will be Monday, May 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. in 2780 University Capitol Centre, when officials announce a new initiative to help student veterans succeed thanks to a partnership with the Iowa City VA Health Care System and the University of Iowa, The program, the first of its kind in the nation, is called the Iowa Consortium of Veteran Excellence.

The International Writing Program has announced the University of Iowa’s first creative writing MOOC (Massive Open Online Course): How Writers Write Poetry, now open for enrollment. The free course runs June 28-Aug. 9 and will include discussions and workshops.

Diana Burke Cain dropped out of college twice. A University of Iowa professor of English kindled in her the drive and confidence she needed to finish her degree—and embark on a successful career as a teacher.

With suggestions ranging from expanding the use of the Roosevelt Community Center to making Rockingham Road a viable commercial corridor to improving property maintenance, a group of seven University of Iowa graduate students proposed improvements for Davenport’s west end.

A veteran race car driver will try for this month's Indianapolis 500 with a Tigerhawk logo on his vehicle to raise awareness for an area of medical research close to his heart.