Leaders of the Department of Hospital Dentistry at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City announced that Steve Fletcher, D.D.S., will assume the leadership of the Graduate Program in oral and maxillofacial surgery effective today.

The University Chief Diversity Office invites members of the UI campus and local community to celebrate distinctive and innovative diversity contributions at the 13th Annual Diversity Catalyst Award Reception Thursday, April 12.

It's the house behind America's most famously dour couple, the pair in Grant Wood's "American Gothic" painting. But it will move into the spotlight when Holly Berg, administrator of the American Gothic House Center, shares her insights about it at the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum on March 29.

The Hawkeye Caucus works to inform Iowans why the UI matters and what it’s doing to benefit the state and its citizens. One way it does that is by hosting an annual Hawkeye Caucus Day at the State Capitol, which this year takes place on Tuesday, March 27.

A public lecture about human skin color and the opening of an art exhibit of DNA portraits will kick off the “What Does It Mean to be Human?” program series Thursday, March 29, through Sunday, April 1, at the University of Iowa.

The University of Iowa Jazz Repertory Ensemble (JRE) will perform classic big-band scores by the "late greats" of jazz at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in the Mill restaurant in downtown Iowa City.

Italian pianist Enrico Elisi, a guest of the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, in the Riverside Recital Hall.

A University of Iowa College of Law researcher believes that threats from utilities to shut off power over long-past debts are a coercive tactic that violates the utility’s public responsibilities for delivering essential services and should be prohibited by the Iowa Utilities Board.

Eight members of the Ashton family have studied engineering at Iowa and made a mark on the field. A new professorship named for George D. Ashton extends their legacy.

Jim Yong Kim, President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the World Bank, is a former student of the University of Iowa and son of a onetime member of the College of Dentistry faculty.

Although she harbored serious doubts about medicine as a career choice, Amy Domeyer-Klenske focused on the human interactions that attracted her to medicine. Soon she realized she was on the right path—a path that took a desirable turn on Match Day.

Fans typically think of football stadiums and basketball arenas when they think of home field advantage. But the Big Ten Women's Gymnastics Championships, which will be held Saturday, March 24, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, will provide a definite advantage for the Iowa women's gymnastics team.