Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author and faculty member in the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will be awarded a 2012 National Humanities Medal by President Obama in a ceremony Wednesday, July 10, at the White House.

As the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center celebrates its 25th anniversary this July, center director and Sioux City native Susan Assouline shares her own serendipitous learning journey that brought her to the field of gifted education and talent development at the internationally renowned center.

A group of pharmacy postgraduates recently completed their pharmacy residencies, and other recent graduates are stepping into their shoes.

At just past the midpoint of its current comprehensive fundraising campaign timeline, the UI has surpassed the total dollar amount achieved in its previous campaign

Carrots and sticks have long been the favored tool for business managers looking to motivate their workers, whether it’s to encourage with the promise of a raise, or to threaten with firing. But a new study from the University of Iowa suggests that an employee’s personality is also a strong motivator of an employee’s behavior.

University of Iowa Marketing and Media Production is seeking UI students interested in working as the on-air personalities this fall on UI Television's show 'Inside Iowa.'

Cruis’n for the Kids—an annual local car show—has made a $50,000 gift commitment to support the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital building campaign.

There's good news on UI student drinking rates. All will be revealed at the bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety Wednesday, July 10, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 2390 of the University Capitol Centre in downtown Iowa City.

For the ninth straight year, the University of Iowa has been designated a “Best Buy” in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.

Pam Ries, a clinical professor in the College of Education’s Teaching and Learning department, takes the reins as the new director of the UI REACH Program. Former director, Professor Jo Hendrickson, will continue to serve as executive director during her three-year phased retirement.

The University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA) has received a special $40,000 grant from the American art program of the Henry Luce Foundation to digitize a portion of its American art collection.

Iowa Now will publish on a lighter schedule the week of Independence Day, July 1-5.