A new study from lead investigator Jennifer Robinson, an epidemiologist in the College of Public Health, shows that a cholesterol drug may also be able to reduce heart attacks and strokes.

Friday was Match Day—the day when more medical school graduates around the world learned where they would be doing their residencies. The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine has 154 medical students graduating this year.

Mention the University of Iowa's membership in the Big Ten Athletic Conference, and most people think sports. But there's far more to it than that. The UI also benefits from an academic collaboration with other Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago through its membership in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.

A new study from the University of Iowa reinforces the connection between good nutrition and good grades, finding that free school breakfasts help students from low-income families perform better academically.

The latest annual report on cancer in Iowa estimates 16,900 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowa residents in 2015. In addition, an estimated 6,400 Iowans will die from cancer, according to the “Cancer in Iowa: 2015” report released Friday, March 13, by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

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When Grant Young came to the University of Iowa four years ago, it was an easy choice to major in biochemistry and pre-med. His urge to volunteer kicked in, leading to work in the Burn Treatment Center and as a research assistant studying the genetic mutations that cause muscular dystrophy.

Following are highlights from the Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday, March 11, meeting on the University of Iowa campus.

The future of cancer treatment will be nothing like it is today, and a new company started by University of Iowa cancer researchers is hoping to be at the forefront of the changes with help from UI's economic development resources.

Twenty-five graduate colleges and programs at the University of Iowa are listed among the 25 best in the nation, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report. Overall, the UI has 52 graduate colleges and programs ranked by U.S. News, which published the graduate rankings on Tuesday.

The University of Iowa is saving money and energy by strategically planning its summer classroom use.

The University of Iowa has created an online curriculum to help nurse graduates make a smoother transition into the profession. The online nurse residency program is the first online-only curriculum of its kind offered in the nation, and addresses concerns from registered nurses about moving from the classroom to an often stressful medical setting.