As one of three UI law faculty members born and educated outside the United States, Maya Steinitz brings to her teaching a unique international perspective made richer by her innate inclination to idiosyncrasy.

Cheering the Iowa football team was a common refrain among the thousands who landed in Tampa for Outback Bowl festivities, but telling personal stories about the UI at events throughout the week strengthened the bond between fans and the university they support.

A story about Voyager 1 entering interstellar space quotes University of Iowa physics professor Don Gurnett, who says the distance the spacecraft has traveled over his lifetime is mind-boggling but "compared to the vast distances between stars and in the universe, it's just puny."

University of Iowa researcher Randall McEntaffer is one of 102 scientists and engineers named by President Barack Obama as recipients of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

An "extraordinary" cache of early 20th century films will soon reside in UI Special Collections: “I wouldn’t say it’s the tomb of Tutankhamun, but you open the door and you see some marvelous things," says Rick Altman, UI emeritus professor of cinema.

UI professor Randall McEntaffer, who won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists, says that the technology he’s working on today could make future NASA missions more affordable and successful toward the goal of observing astronomical objects.

The tone a governor takes in his or her "State of the State" address has an impact both on immediate stock prices of firms in that state and on their investment behavior in the future, according to UI associate professor Art Durnev.

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Each year the University of Iowa softball team gets together for a party, has a Secret Santa gift exchange, and celebrates the holiday season. But this year the party will be different. Rather than spending money on one another, the Hawkeyes decided to give back.

UI speech pathologist Laura Bohnenkamp offers suggestions of gifts for kids with special needs, including how to avoid the expense of adaptive toys by seeking tips in online forums about how to adapt standard toys on your own.

University of Iowa researchers have developed a new vaccine that protects against lethal pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria, including drug-resistant strains like MRSA. The new vaccine, tested in animal models, works by targeting the toxins secreted by staph bacteria. Results appear in the Journal of Infectious Disease.

Jacob Priest, visiting assistant professor in the UI College of Education's Couple and Family Therapy Program, participated in a panel discussion about family dynamics at the holidays.