University of Iowa chemists have revealed the chemistry behind how certain diseases, from anthrax to tuberculosis, replicate. The key lies in the function of a gene absent in humans, called thyX, and its ability to catalyze the DNA building block thymine. Results published in the journal 'Science.'

Philosophy professor Richard Fumerton, selected to deliver the 33rd Annual Presidential Lecture, will address a topic people in this country, and many people elsewhere, are interested in: freedom.

Senior Sophia Finster is utilizing art's powerful potential for communication, moving people to change their impact on Earth every day.

UI leaders ask campus and community to engage in thoughtful discussion and understanding of differences.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

In an age when political cartoonists, and indeed all journalists, are feeling the pinch of tightening newspaper budgets, the University of Iowa Press has come out with a title that highlights both the editorial format and the state of Iowa.

Using real-time recording of cellular movement, biologists at the University of Iowa have discovered how tumors form. Cancer cells reach out and grab other cells, and as little as 5 percent cancerous cells are needed for tumor formation. Findings could lead to more precise cancer testing.

As Iowa surges toward the presidential caucuses, University of Iowa professors M. Zubair Shafiq, Padmini Srinivasan, and G.R. Boynton have launched a political news aggregator, leftrightpolitics.com, to track public sentiment during the election season.

Two UI students win $1,500 scholarships to study abroad after embarking on a cinematic world tour. The Bijou Horizons series at FilmScene continues this spring, offering another UI student a similar international opportunity.

Sherry Watt was recently selected as the UI Chief Diversity Office’s inaugural faculty fellow, a cornerstone of the university’s diversity and inclusion efforts.

The University of Iowa is making progress, but there’s still work to be done to advance diversity and inclusion, and create a welcoming environment for all. That was the message during the Chief Diversity Office’s Update on Diversity and Inclusion.

Why do animals engage in sexual reproduction? UI biologists sought answers with mud snails that breed both sexually and asexually. They found that asexual snails grow faster and reach reproductive age quicker than sexual snails, which raises new questions about sex's role in reproduction.