The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires public utilities to monitor the water supply for specific contaminants that may pose a risk to human health. The State Hygienic Laboratory at the UI is the only state environmental public health laboratory approved to test for all 28 chemicals on the EPA's new list of contaminants.

When musician Ralph Covert performs before an audience, belting out tunes such as "I'm Not Tired" and "Puddle of Mud," the throngs of adoring fans tend to be those under 10. The Grammy-nominated UI graduate has recorded 10 albums in the genre of children's music with his band Ralph's World, and now he is delving into children's television.

A new scholarship available to first-year University of Iowa students starting this year aims to help students complete their undergraduate degrees in four years.

Upcoming programs from UI Recreational Services will keep some participants dancing and sweating, others building shelter and finding their way through the wild.

Six University of Iowa students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been awarded the first-ever John and Elsie Mae Ferentz Undergraduate Fellowships for Research. These fellowships were made possible by a gift to the UI Foundation from Kirk and Mary Ferentz in honor of Kirk’s parents.

The University of Iowa and Iowa State University announced Wednesday a new option allowing industry to negotiate exclusive licenses to breakthroughs from partnerships with university researchers. The goal is to increase universities' partnership with companies on research and to increase the rate of technology transfer to the private sector.

The first-class writing published by the University of Iowa Press covers many subjects, creating demand not only from readers but also from other writers and publishers who wish to reprint the material. As UI Press rights and permissions manager, Lydia Crowe plays a vital role in licensing content in a complex era for publishing.

Andrea Cooper will bring her daughter's story to the University of Iowa campus when she shares "Kristin's Story: A Story of Acquaintance Rape and Depression" at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union.

As part of a national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of patient safety, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics leaders in Iowa City announced the winner of the hospital’s 2013 Great Catch Award, which honors health care providers who take action to prevent harm to patients.

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

Nite Ride, the free shuttle service offered to women on and near the University of Iowa campus by the UI Department of Public Safety, has expanded its west-side route.

"Iowa Literaria," the electronic journal of the MFA in Spanish Creative Writing program at the University of Iowa, is online as of Tuesday, Feb. 26.