University of Iowa research shows that companies owned by funds with "higher stock selection skills" are more likely to become acquirers, and are more likely to deliver positive post-merger performance.

The Affordable Care Act declares that most Americans will face a penalty if they’re uninsured, starting in 2014, but experts predict it will be difficult to enforce: “They might send you a sternly worded letter,” said UI law professor Andy Grewal who specializes in tax issues.

Craig Just, a University of Iowa assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, aims to infuse international perspectives into his teaching, but he knows that hearing about the world is no substitute for seeing it firsthand.

UI Vice President for Research and Economic Development Dan Reed has been visiting across the state, meeting business, government, and community leaders and carrying a simple message to Iowa communities: the UI is committed to new, more active partnerships with the citizens of Iowa.

UI law professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig shares her experience with race and college admissions in the context of recent court rulings on the topic.

UI neurologist Eric Dyken participated in a program about sleep, including the effect of darker nights on your sleeping habits, correlation between sleep and dementia, a new study that shows the brain clears out harmful toxins while you sleep, and sleep and diabetes risk.

The Global Warm Mix Asphalt Workshop will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 30 and 31, at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville, co-sponsored by the University of Iowa and several companies.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering hosted a group of faculty members and administrators Oct. 21 from various universities in India.

Drawing on musical influences from around the globe, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy offer up a performance filled with fiddling, dancing, and song when University of Iowa’s Hancher presents Masters of the Fiddle Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City.

The top bands of the University of Iowa School of Music will take center stage with the annual Band Extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Band Extravaganza is a popular showcase for the Johnson County Landmark jazz band, the Symphony Band, and the Hawkeye Marching Band.

Bruce Gantz, head of the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, directs a multidisciplinary center at the University of Iowa that is driving improvements in cochlear implant technology, developing new implants for deaf children and adults, and preparing the field for advances in regenerative medicine.

A collection of 13 studies by the Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa is being used by the Commonwealth Fund for its analysis of the local impacts of the federal Affordable Care Act.