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Reuben Widmer, 97, professor emeritus, Jan. 9 in La Posada, Arizona. obitGary Peiper, 72, retired senior app spec, Nov. 1 in Hiawatha, Iowa. obitArlene Brenneman, 86, retired administrative assistant, Nov. 6 in Coralville, Iowa. obitKathryn Ryan, 66, retired staff nurse, Nov. 15 in West Branch, Iowa. obitDonald Seydel, 85, retired physical plant worker, Nov. 15 in Coralville, Iowa. obitElizabeth...

Students from the UI Department of Dance, School of Music, School of Art and Art History, and Department of Theatre Arts will present an interdisciplinary performance created through the collaboration of choreographers, musicians, poets, composers, designers, and stage managers.

Gear up for the holidays with the musical holiday delight "Striking 12," produced by the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts. This production is on stage at 8 p.m. Dec. 5-6 and Dec. 10-13 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Mabie Theatre at the UI Theatre Building (200 N. Riverside Drive, Iowa City).

A high performance rural health care system, incorporating principles of affordability, accessibility, community focus, high quality, and patient centeredness, could be built upon existing rural primary care services, according to new policy paper from the Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel.

The Iowa Board of Regents has approved a new master’s program that will allow those who want to learn more about the legal system do so without becoming an attorney.

The Iowa Board of Regents on Wednesday approved a third consecutive year of freezing tuition for resident undergraduate students at the University of Iowa. The Regents also voted to increase tuition for nonresident undergraduates and graduate students attending the UI by 1.75 percent.

The Iowa Board of Regents on Wednesday approved interim appointments to oversee the University of Iowa's finances and key administrative responsibilities, in the wake of the impending retirement of UI senior financial officer Doug True.

A University of Iowa study provides a deeper understanding of how the cancer-causing KRAS gene turns off tumor suppressor genes, and identifies a key enzyme in the process. The findings suggest that this enzyme, known as TET1, may be an important target for cancer diagnostics and treatment.

Hancher favorite Danú will share the joy of the holiday season the Irish way Wednesday, Dec. 10 at the Englert Theatre.

Frustrated with flash cards and textbooks, these then-UI students designed an app to help dental and nursing students study for the most important test of their professional lives.

Three University of Iowa faculty members have been awarded the distinction of 2014 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.