Iowa Now caught up with a few of our retiring colleagues to hear a bit about their work, share the excitement of their future plans, and perhaps capture just a bit of that “institutional memory” they are taking with them.

Parents with children in Iowa's public schools are are generally pleased with federal guidelines mandating healthier choices available in school cafeterias yet some are concerned about portions, freshness, and taste, according to a new survey from the Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa. The survey comes in the wake of changes to school-nutrition programs mandated by the federal...

Nine University of Iowa College of Education students gained a new perspective on how education policy decisions are made at the top levels thanks to a visit to the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

The University of Iowa awarded an estimated 5,200 degrees at the close of the 2013 spring session.

Thirty-one of the country's and the world’s brightest high school students performed six weeks of hands-on scientific research as part of the University of Iowa's Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP). Students will present their findings in a poster session from 10 a.m. to noon this Friday, July 26.

A new University of Iowa study suggests that job candidate tests measuring flexibility, balance, and coordination are just as effective as those measuring brute strength, with less chance of gender discrimination.

The second annual Get Ready Iowa workshop will take place this Wednesday, July 24, in the Lindquist Center Jones Commons on the University of Iowa campus.

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

University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.

The Surf Ballroom and the field where Buddy Holly's plane crashed are Iowa's most significant links to rock and roll history.

Three companies with ties to the University of Iowa have obtained funding from the state to expand their businesses, create jobs, and further develop their products. The companies, Memcine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., NanoMedtrix, LLC, and Iowa Approach, LLC were awarded direct financial assistance from the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

The UI will use a three-year, $1.2 million NASA grant to develop concepts and methods helping commercial airline crews avoid, detect, mitigate, and recover from hazardous situations that could lead to loss of control due to spatial disorientation.