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The University of Iowa has a new dome protecting its rooftop astronomical observatory atop Van Allen Hall, courtesy of a grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. The dome, an important part of the observatory used for undergraduate student instruction, replaces one that had become outdated for classroom and public use and had been in place since Van Allen Hall was constructed in the early...

University of Iowa Facilities Management has canceled a series of short steam blows along Hawkins Drive, just north of the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, that were originally scheduled to start at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27, and were to end by noon the same day.

Steve McGuire, a UI professor of 3D design and metal arts, organized a contest designed to inspire innovation among students and champion the resurgence of the craft of bicycle mechanics.

Peter Thorne, UI professor and head of occupational and environmental health, will look at climate change from a public health angle in his Aug. 29 lecture, “Protecting Respiratory Health in a Changing Climate: David, Meet Goliath.”

Dr. Resmiye Oral, director of the Child Protection Program at the University of Iowa, offers advice for frustrated or tired parents to help them prevent shaken baby syndrome.

Hosin "David" Lee, UI professor of civil and environmental engineering, was recently a guest on Arirang TV in Korea, discussing the U.S.-Korea relationship in research and Korea's creative economy.

UI history professor Colin Gordon, author of Growing Apart: A Political History of American Inequality, says the decline in union membership has taken political power away from workers and ceded ground to groups with other interests.

Did you spend countless hours on the Pentacrest cramming for exams? Propose to your wife on the IMU footbridge? Catch sunsets from the steps of Old Cap? Iowa Now wants to know: what are your favorite campus spots, and why?

Claudia Beverly, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has dedicated her career to ensuring that all older adults receive the highest quality health care. She will be visiting the Iowa City area, including the University of Iowa, as part of the Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting...

People visiting the University of Iowa booth in the Iowa State Fair's William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building love more than just the free football posters and the temporary Tigerhawk tattoos. Want proof? UI sophomore Sam Wampler asks a variety of fair-goers what they love about the UI.

Hillary Clinton is topping all polls in hypothetical 2016 match-ups against Republicans, but Vice President Joe Biden isn't faring as well. “If they don’t want Hillary then they may be looking for sort of the next generation politician,” UI professor Tim Hagle said.