Joan Kjaer Kirkman will never forget the welcome her daughter received at the UI Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her family's experience inspires Kirkman to support the search for new treatments and, eventually, cures.

A second $10 million gift commitment from Jerre and Mary Joy Stead of Scottsdale, Ariz., will advance children's medicine at the University of Iowa by creating four new faculty chairs and establishing funds to support innovation and leadership development.

A study by University of Iowa researchers found that patients who received mailed educational information about colon cancer screening plus a testing kit they could use at home were more than three times as likely to get screened for the disease as patients who received usual medical care.

Chan ignored the skeptics and completed a degree at the University of Iowa. Now he's giving back to help other students realize their dreams.

The University of Iowa College of Public Health is recognizing four leaders whose contributions across a range of disciplines are helping to promote better health and prevent disease throughout the state of Iowa.

Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn praised researchers at the University of Iowa, to whom he gave a substantial sum to find a cure for a degenerative form of blindness he happens to have.

The vast majority of people expected to use the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces say they will need help, according to a survey out of the University of Iowa Public Policy Center.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason presided over the Oct. 18 naming ceremony for the UI Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research on the campus of the UI, one of the nation’s top public research universities.

Kyleigh Burlingame of Webster City, Iowa, was diagnosed with Doose syndrome, a form of childhood epilepsy. With this particular disorder, seizures can originate from all over the brain as opposed to one focal point. She will be the Kid Captain for the Iowa vs. Ohio game Saturday, Oct. 19.

Five-year-old Alaina Hunt, who likes to draw, created Art with Heart, a fundraiser where 100 percent of the proceeds go to the Child Life Program at University of Iowa Children's Hospital, where Hunt's little brother has undergone surgeries and treatment.

University of Iowa environmental engineer David Cwiertny discusses saving the Earth's water supply as part of a live video chat with Science magazine.

A survey shows Iowa consumers don't understand how to enroll in the health-insurance exchanges triggered by the federal Affordable Care Act. The survey was conducted by the University of Iowa's Public Policy Center.