Brandon Jennings has long been interested in the Middle East; very soon, the graduating UI senior will be studying Arabic in the greater region, thanks to a prestigious scholarship awarded by the U.S. State Department.

Summer is approaching and with it the annual flood of college students from campus to cubicle, working as interns for a few months that often pay nothing but experience. A University of Iowa law researcher believes many of these unpaid internships need more oversight.

The University of Iowa’s wellness programs for faculty and staff are receiving some national and regional recognition for their innovative initiatives to improve campus health.

University of Iowa Health Care leaders announced today that the Adult and Pediatric Palliative Care teams at UI Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City are now the first palliative care programs in Iowa to achieve Advanced Certification in Palliative Care from the Joint Commission.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present comedic jugglers the Gizmo Guys on Sunday, May 20, at 2 p.m. in Opstad Auditorium at City High School. They'll also perform at the Iowa Children's Museum on May 18 and 19 and at the Iowa City Farmers Market on May 19.

The Iowa Flood Center and IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering (IIHR) at the University of Iowa have announced the selection of four watersheds for the initial phase of the Iowa Watershed Projects.

University of Iowa law student Hasti Barahmand has developed a new program that gives a voice to kids from troubled families caught in multiple prongs of the justice system.

With a talented mix of youth and experience, coupled with a head coach who has made an NCAA Regional selection a normal occurrence, Iowa men's golf is once again poised for a deep postseason run in May and June.

A knack for identifying problems and creating solutions earns Helena Dettmer the Lola Lopes Award for Undergraduate Student Advocacy.

Through a $1.87 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, three University of Iowa College of Education faculty plan to improve the quality of education for K-12 English Language Learners (ELL) in Iowa’s schools.

Information for news media interested in covering spring 2012 University of Iowa commencement events, including a news conference with former Hawkeye and NBA coach Don Nelson.

The Hancher-commissioned theater production "Mayberry," which explores issues of race and class in Iowa City, quickly sold out its April run and prompted the addition of two performances. The play is the brainchild of UI graduate Sean Lewis, who was first inspired to write it while in Tanzania.