The so-called "achievement gap" is something schools inherit, not something they create, says Peter Hlebowitsh. The key to closing that gap rests in the hands of parents. Visit libraries, participate in community programs, or simply read with your child during summer break.

The new University of Iowa Information Technology Facility (ITF) has become the first building on campus to earn LEED Platinum certification—the ultimate standard for green design.

Single-stream recycling, adopted by the University of Iowa campus within the past year, is making it easier to recycle on campus. The effort is part of the university's goal to achieve 60 percent waste diversion by 2020.

Several University of Iowa faculty are available to provide the media with legal and health care analysis for the Supreme Court's ruling in the health care reform law case.

Kevin Chamberlain’s art exhibit, “Insects: A Collection in Multiple Dimensions,” was inspired by nature and personally rewarding thanks to a group of talented preschool students.

Come celebrate mid-summer at the University of Iowa Museum of Art’s First Friday event. For $5, enjoy music, drinks, and hors d’oeuvres with fellow art lovers at Vesta Restaurant, located at Iowa River Landing in Coralville from 5-7 p.m. on July 6.

UI SPEAKS is comprised of two summer programs—one for elementary school children, and another for teens who stutter. Both give kids who stutter a safe and supportive place in which to “let stuttering out.”

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Just after midnight Friday police reported a shooting in the area of Melrose and Mormon Trek.

This fall, UI students in participating courses will have a chance to try out electronic textbooks free of charge as part of a pilot project to examine the effectiveness of e-texts. Participation is limited; instructors should express interest by July 1.

Emergency warning sirens, including several on the University of Iowa campus, will sound a day later than usual in July because of the Independence Day holiday.

The University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Iowa Cancer Consortium today announced the release of a new video intended to educate physicians on the dangers of radon and the link between the radioactive gas and lung cancer.