American Idol came to the University of Iowa campus as part of its small town bus tour. Fans and hopefuls alike, including UI students, lined the street waiting for their shot at stardom. See if any UI students made the final cut when the season starts in January 2013.

The University of Iowa field hockey team starts its 2012 season in a matter of days, but junior Karli Johansen already has a season's worth of hockey under her belt in 2012. This summer, she traveled the world competing for the Canadian National Team, gaining experience and confidence along the way.

The Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine have announced the winners of eight awards for contributions to Poetry over the past year, including two poets with ties to the University of Iowa.

The University of Iowa Lecture Committee will kick off its fall semester lecture series on Wednesday, Aug. 22, with "Weekend Update" anchor Seth Meyers.

University of Iowa students interested in campus employment for the fall 2012 semester are invited to a Student Job Fair Tuesday, Aug. 21, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.

The annual reading from the 'Iowa Review' will take place at Prairie Lights Books and live online via the UI Writing University website, on of three readings Aug. 27-30.

Investors in some mutual funds may be seeing a drag on their returns of almost 1 percent a year because of a potential conflict of interest in their fund’s management that they probably don’t even know about, according to a University of Iowa researcher.

The price of a Mitt Romney contract has fallen more than 5 percent on the Iowa Electronic Markets since he named Paul Ryan as his vice presidential nominee.

One in three women and one in six men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. Many have no idea where to turn for help and healing. University of Iowa's Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP) seeks volunteers for its 32-hour Volunteer Training Program Monday, Sept. 10.

While some positions on the Iowa Hawkeye football squad are drawing national hype, the running back position draws plenty of local interest. Sophomore Damon Bullock, the "veteran" of the group, is ready to bring his complete game to the backfield while also prepping his young cohorts for game day.

Iowa's children are healthy, happy, and feel safe in their communities and in their schools. Those are the findings from a University of Iowa-led survey of children and households in the state. The 2010 Iowa Child and Family Household Health Survey is the only statewide, population-based study of the health and well being of the state’s children.

Researchers at the University of Iowa have identified a key protein that causes muscles to atrophy. The protein, Gadd45a, is responsible for 40 percent of the gene activity associated with muscle deterioration. The finding opens the door to therapies to block Gadd45a and thus to deter muscle atrophy. Results appear in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.