The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, in Room 2390 of the University Capitol Centre. The room is located on the second floor above Cookies & More.

Scientists have studied the prickle gene mutation in flies since the 1930s, but only a couple winters ago did anyone realize these flies had epilepsy. The discovery could provide a new testing route for human treatments.

Social worker Lori Roetlin noticed that many patients were injured by gel fuel candles. What she did next may have saved lives.

Some theorize it's low-pressure fields, but a UI pathologist and colleagues suggest a more basic problem.

The drug-manufacturing unit based at the UI College of Pharmacy is the largest, most-experienced program of its kind, partnering with industry and government agencies on the development of new medications.

Postdoctoral research fellow Nancy Downing can't cure the fatal genetic disorder, but she hopes to help people deal with the diagnosis and the changes it brings.

Sponsored by the University of Iowa College of Nursing, the May 6 awards honor courage, compassion, and commitment.

Don't just throw away that old prescription — UI pharmacy students can help make sure it's discarded safely and greenly.

Julie Reynolds figured she'd go into private practice after dental school. Instead, she discovered a passion for confronting large-scale health challenges, forging a new path through school that took her around the world.

The State Hygienic Laboratory will celebrate its LEED gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council on Tuesday, April 3, at the facility, with tours at 3:15 p.m. and remarks at 4 p.m.

While traveling abroad in 2002, finance major Amanda Richter was hospitalized with life-threatening bacterial meningitis. She returned to the UI that fall in a wheelchair, but after major surgeries and grafts, she can now walk again with a cane. “That's life. You adjust,” Amanda says. “I've always been a positive person.”

A University of Iowa study finds the state’s graduated driver’s license program, in place for 10 years, could use some tweaking to prevent crashes and save lives. John Lundell, deputy director of the UI Injury Prevention Research Center, says Iowa was among the first states to launch a GDL program, but now changes are needed.