The National Institutes of Health chose the University of Iowa, along with 24 other regional stroke centers, to participate in a national research network that aims to improve care for people affected by stroke in Iowa and across the country.

The Register's editorial board bestows a "rose" to the memory of James Van Allen, whose spirit lives on at the University of Iowa, as evidenced by the recent success in communicating directly with the Juno spacecraft as it recently swung past earth.

If your baby is being messy it might be a sign of faster learning. Researchers at the University of Iowa released a study showing kids who play with their nonsolid food in a highchair learn words for those foods faster.

The University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA) set an all-time museum record for attendance at events, programs, and exhibitions during the 2012-13 academic year. The UIMA drew 146,470 people, just surpassing the previous record of 146,466 for 2011-12.

Robert Ketterer, professor and interim chair of the Department of Classics in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the 2013 Outreach Prize by the American Philological Association.

The Iowa Review has received a prestigious grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support and expand its annual writing contest for U.S. military veterans.

Volker Thomas, associate professor and director of the Couple and Family Therapy Program in the University of Iowa College of Education, shares how he first became interested in the field and what drew him to the United States from his native Germany to eventually help lead the program, currently the only one of its kind in the state of Iowa.

Volker Thomas, professor and chair of the Couple and Family Therapy Program in the UI College of Education, offers advice on ways to reduce stress and inspire more joy and relaxation during one of the busiest times of the year.

Kelley Donham, retired director of the UI Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, notes that improvements in injury prevention, farmer health education, and machinery design have reduced farming fatalities in the last 40 years, but recent reductions in federal funding could slow progress.

Marc Armstrong, professor in the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences and the chair of the Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature, has been appointed associate dean for Graduate and Online Education in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), effective Jan. 15, 2014.

The University of Iowa has been selected to participate in a national research network funded by the National Institutes of Health that aims to improve care for people affected by stroke in Iowa and across the U.S.

A study from the University of Iowa finds that sometimes leaders don't need to be transformational to lead a highly productive group. Instead, it might be better for a solid, stable manager to be seen as just one of the gang.