Mary Szybist, alumna of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, received the 2013 National Book Award for poetry for her most recent collection, "Incarnadine." Szybist accepted the award during a ceremony Nov. 20 in Manhattan, N.Y.

The University of Iowa takes the number six slot among the best colleges for veterans, according to the latest rankings published by "U.S. News and World Report."

University of Iowa officials are enhancing security and reminding campus technology users how to avoid being duped after a number of employees became victims of a recent “phishing” scam.

A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators in collaboration with researchers at the University of Iowa reveals how variant forms of apolipoprotein E (APOE protein) impact risk of Alzheimer's disease by altering the number and density of brain-damaging plaques.

Graduate directors in the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will present their debut directing work over the course of two weekends, Dec. 5-7 and 12-14, in Theatre B of the UI Theatre Building. Admission is $5 (free for UI students with valid UI ID).

University of Iowa law professor Maya Steinitz has been named a Member of the Court of the Jerusalem Arbitration Center, a new legal forum for Israelis and Palestinians to settle commercial disputes.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26 and 27, so workers can repair a sanitary sewer line. The museum, located in Macbride Hall in the UI’s Pentacrest, will resume normal hours Friday, Nov. 29, following the Thanksgiving holiday.

The performing arts component of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Project Art will present a performance by the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band at noon Friday, Dec. 13, in the atrium of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The performance is free and open to the public.

One of the more exciting aspects of the "Kinnick Experience" is the tunnel walk. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Iowa football pregame tradition and how the hard-working HawkVision production staff provide an up-close look before every home game at Kinnick Stadium.

The University of Iowa has launched a major multidisciplinary initiative that campus leaders expect will establish the university as a national center of excellence in the rapidly evolving field of informatics. The project will include the university's latest faculty cluster hire.

This November, as Thanksgiving brings thoughts of pilgrims, the University of Iowa Libraries is exploring a later period of American history with a new digital collection, crowdsourcing initiative, and curriculum project based on pioneer-era documents.

Five doctoral candidates in the University of Iowa Department of Psychology have received prestigious dissertation grants and awards this past year, helping to shape the future of the discipline.