The University of Iowa will begin work on a project to replace the steam distribution system beneath Riverside Drive and Grand Avenue, between the Iowa River and Byington Road. Crews will begin work this weekend, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, with pavement modifications near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Riverside Drive.

Grinnell College and the University of Iowa have received a $1.6 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop humanities-centered collaborations that expand the use of digital technology among faculty and students.

In a new study, scientists uncovered evidence that baker’s yeast cells not only extend their own lifespan in response to caloric restriction but also communicate with other cells to share the benefit of caloric restriction.

"Iowa Now Minute" is a 60-second roundup highlighting recent UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Thursday.

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

Starting from human skin cells, researchers at the University of Iowa have created human insulin-producing cells that respond to glucose and correct blood-sugar levels in diabetic mice. The findings may represent a first step toward developing patient-specific cell replacement therapy for type 1 diabetes.

The University of Iowa is forming a series of working groups as it begins transitioning the AIB College of Business to the University of Iowa. The AIB president and Board of Trustees announced its intention to gift the college to Iowa on Monday.

University of Iowa researchers have found that data gathered from geostationary satellites—satellites commonly used for telecommunications and orbiting about 22,000 miles above the equator—can greatly improve air quality forecasting. Results appear in the journal "Geophysical Research Letters."

Drew Cameron, director of the Combat Paper Project, will be in residence at the University of Iowa Feb. 2-6. His visit is tied to the Kronos Quartet performance presented by Hancher on Feb. 7.

Live video stream for the 2015 University of Iowa Presidential Lecture Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3:30 p.m. featuring Linda Snetselaar, professor of epidemiology in College of Public Health and associate provost for outreach and engagement, on "Food, Culture, and Community." The lecture will be archived here after the event.

The Kronos Quartet returns to Iowa City to perform a program featuring music by Aleksandra Vrebalov, Terry Riley, Laurie Anderson, and Mary Kouyoumdjian.

The No. 18 ranked University of Iowa women's basketball team erased a 10-point deficit with 13:13 remaining in the second half to defeat the No. 15 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 78-72, in overtime on Monday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.