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.

An Edgar Allan Poe short story was brought to life through a University of Iowa student film production. The movie was shot on campus; the film premieres Thursday, May 10. Iowa Now captured some images on the set of Berenice.

The first Eastern Iowa Transgender Medical Symposium Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, will help to bridge the gap between the local transgender community and health care providers. The University of Iowa’s community and campus group, TransCollaborations, is organizing the symposium.

A team of University of Iowa marketing students is helping a 19th century Iowa City business expand its market using 21st century technology.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering will induct Roger L. Koch into its Distinguished Engineering Alumni Academy during the college's spring graduation ceremonies Saturday, May 12. As a part of the ceremony, Koch will deliver the college’s commencement address.

Using a new method called crowdsourcing, UI Libraries is enlisting the public's help to make historic documents searchable online. By transcribing scanned images of letters and diaries, volunteers save the libraries time and resources—and get a rare glimpse into the past.

University of Iowa freshman pitcher Sasha Kuebel has taken aspects of each of his starts—good and bad—and learned from them, becoming one of the top freshmen in the Big Ten Conference in the process.

Students living in the University of Iowa residence halls can help reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill at move-out by participating in the UI Year-end Donation Drive Wednesday-Thursday, May 9-10.

Consumers pay as much as 31 percent more for insurance because insurance companies have to comply with regulations from multiple states instead of just a single regulator, according to new research by a University of Iowa insurance expert.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering will induct television pioneer Edwin B. Kurtz posthumously into its Legacy of Engineering on May 8. The first public demonstration of a television broadcast developed by Kurtz and his team took place in March 1933 over television station W9XK.