Livability.com has named Iowa City one of the nation’s Top 10 College Towns, based on a comparison of quality of life, travel amenities and other features in small and mid-sized cities across the United States.

It’s an easy 90-minute drive from Iowa City to Dubuque, but once you get there, so many more interesting modes of transportation abound.

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

University of Iowa Children's Hospital announces this year's Kid Captains, former and current patients whose stories will be highlighted throughout the Iowa Hawkeyes' 2013 football season.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason will ask the Board of Regents to approve two changes to her cabinet of top-level advisors—the hire of Joe Brennan as vice president for strategic communication, and the promotion of Mark Braun to chief of staff and vice president for external relations.

A University of Iowa study has found that bigger lungs appear to improve the survival for patients receiving double-lung transplants. The UI team used a new formula based on height and gender to match lung donors and recipients and to calculate optimal lung sizes for transplant patients. Results are published in the "Annals of Thoracic Surgery."

Wayne Drehs, a University of Iowa alumnus and journalist for ESPN.com, still remembers his first attempt at a feature story. The Emmy Award-winning journalist has come a long way since that initial story, and he shares his passion for the field with aspiring journalists.

The University of Iowa College of Law is offering several new and expanded degrees for students interested in further developing their legal careers.

Ching-Long Lin, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and faculty research engineer at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, served as lead guest editor of a new special issue of the "Journal of Computational Physics," focusing on Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation of Biological Systems.

Big data is now big business and big money. The U’s Tippie College of Business is one of the first undergraduate business schools to establish a major addressing big data.

“Hometown Hawkeyes” is the theme of a new University of Iowa exhibit at this year’s Iowa State Fair. Life-sized photos of Hawkeye alumni living and leading in Iowa cities will grace the exhibit’s walls to highlight how they are contributing to the vibrancy of Iowa life and culture.

UI Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.