A team of researchers led by the University of Iowa is recommending clinical guidelines that will cut post-surgical infection rate for staph bacteria (including MRSA) by 71 percent and by 59 percent for a broader class of infectious agents known as gram-positive bacteria.

With the possibility of strong thunderstorms in the Iowa City area this afternoon, University of Iowa staff continue to keep watch over campus buildings, tunnels, and grounds at risk of flooding.

The first floor gallery of the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum has been renamed the Keyes Gallery for Arts, Humanities, and Sciences in honor of Margaret N. Keyes and Charles R. Keyes.

University of Iowa 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.

The collaborative atmosphere forged at Studio Arts will soon be found in a state-of-the-art facility—an exciting prospect for students and faculty alike. The facility will feature stunning spaces, premier equipment, and valuable proximity to central campus.

For more than a century, the University of Iowa has offered students like Jessica Pray a chance to realize their potential in the performing and visual arts, helping the arts maintain a fundamental role in higher education.

The UI Museum of Natural History is visiting libraries across Iowa as part of a Dig Into Reading summer program. Education coordinator Sarah Horgen will vist 16 libraries to discuss Ice Age people and animals.

University of Iowa Children’s Hospital has been ranked in seven specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.

With the conditions on the UI campus relatively stable, UI Facilities Management staff are preparing to remove a section of HESCO barriers along Iowa Ave., north of the English-Philosophy Building.

Mitigation measures like flood response plans and so-called "invisible walls" aren't especially sexy; no ribbon cuttings, groundbreaking ceremonies or speeches mark their implementation. But when a flood hits, mitigation can mean the difference between a building that gets swamped and one that remains dry.

Ranging from online maps about stream and rainfall information to collaborating with NASA to improve satellite measurements of rainfall, virtually all Iowa Flood Center projects are aimed at giving Iowans the information they need to anticipate and live safely with floods.

A genetic breeding experiment to probe brain circuits involved in compulsive behavior has revealed a surprising connection with obesity. Loss of an obesity-causing gene restored normal grooming behavior in OCD mice. Surprisingly, the OCD mutation also restored normal body weight in obese mice.