University of Iowa’s Hancher will honor the memory of workers who died in an accident during the construction of the original Hancher Auditorium and dedicate the site of its new building to the safety of its construction workers during a site ceremony from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 29.

Regardless of how the ruling goes, when the U.S. Supreme Court hands downs its decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, it will inevitably be referred to simply as Fisher.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is offering summer art workshops from 2-4 p.m. on Saturdays through the month of July. Each workshop is focused around a different Native American theme ranging from musical instruments to corn husk dolls.

While many University of Iowa students pursue domestic internships, law student Drew Craig chose a different path—interning abroad in the West Bank. The May 2013 College of Law graduate says helping Palestinian youth was one of the most rewarding aspects of his experience during his internship abroad, a growing trend at the UI.

Few people have rain gauges in their backyards, and fewer still are able to accurately predict when a flood will threaten their homes and businesses. For those reasons and more, NASA, the Iowa Flood Center, and other researchers are collaborating in a field campaign to measure rain and precipitation from rain gauges on the ground, advanced weather radars, and satellites.

There aren't many win-win situations when football is played inside Kinnick Stadium. An exception was made on Saturday, June 8, as the third annual Ladies Football Academy raised more than $230,000 for the UI Children's Hospital.

A University of Iowa study reveals significant disparities between minority and white clients in success rates for completing substance abuse treatment programs. Moreover, these disparities vary widely from state to state.

The University of Iowa Museum of Art has received a grant award of $2,100 from Humanities Iowa, a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in support of a program called Senior Living Communities.

University Archives recently acquired a gem of a donation: the earliest-known recording of a young singer at the dawn of a remarkable and distinguished career, UI graduate Simon Estes.

Media representatives and invited guests are welcome to attend a groundbreaking event for the new University of Iowa Children’s Hospital Friday, June 21, at 3:30 p.m. at the Colloton Patio, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

University of Iowa ophthalmologists have tested a new drug to treat age-related macular degeneration in older patients. The researchers report that half of the eyes treated responded to the new drug, Eylea, with reduced fluid in the eyes, while one in three had improved vision after six months. Results appear in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

Former pediatric patients will play a leading role in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new UI Children’s Hospital, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21, on the patio of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.