University of Iowa researchers have shown that most of the extra vials of blood drawn for lab tests never get used and are instead discarded.

The University of Iowa has announced the composition of the search committee for the next vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. The first meeting of the 17-person committee will be held Thursday, Dec. 1.

Three Cambus routes will change on Nov. 28 due to construction on North Dubuque Street as part of Iowa City's Gateway Project.

Jing “Alice” Wang, associate professor of marketing in the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, studies lonely people, in particular their shopping habits and relationships with retailers.

The University of Iowa School of Music will live stream the Nov. 17 performance by the UI Symphony Band, beginning at 7:25 p.m. CST. The ensemble will perform in the Voxman Music Building Concert Hall.

Important dates, deadlines, and resources students sometimes overlook at this point in the semester.

A retired firefighter and a CEO were honored as the University of Iowa’s 2016 Mom and Dad of the Year during halftime at the Iowa–Michigan football game on Nov. 12.

The University of Iowa dedicated the new UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Nov. 11, 2016. The 14-story, 507,000-square-foot facility will offer private rooms for all patients, eight pediatric operating rooms, a pediatric pharmacy, a playground, gardens, a library, and an interactive theater.

Beginning Nov. 16, fencing and temporary UI Power Plant equipment will be installed at the northeast end of Parking Lot 11 and remain in operation through the 2016–17 winter heating season. Some parking permit holders will be affected.

The University of Iowa Veterans Association and Iowa Reserve Officers’ Training Corps honored Iowa’s veterans during the week of Nov. 6–12 with a reveille ceremony and the fourth annual Veterans Day flag display on the west lawn of the Pentacrest.

The University of Iowa has announced that Jim Leach, former Iowa congressman and chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), will serve as the interim director of the University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA). Leach will take on the role Jan. 1, 2017.

A new nonprofit regional job consortium will help the University of Iowa and area employers build a diverse employee base and recruit dual-career couples.