The University of Iowa Foundation announced today, Friday, Nov. 21, that Hy-Vee has committed $500,000 toward the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital building campaign. The new UI Children’s Hospital is being designed as a healing environment that will improve the health and well-being of children and their families.

"UI Children’s Hospital has really changed our lives. They brought Rylan along from a disease which he was not expected to live more than a year to being a very healthy 8-year-old boy," says Mark Mohr, Rylan's father.

Thomas Schierbrock (DDS ’74) received the 2014 Dental Alumnus of the Year Award from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry for his outstanding level of professional achievements, service to the community, and service to the UI and the college.

Anastasios “Tasos” Papachristoudis, a graduate student from Greece, was drawn to the UI because of its strong Master of Health Administration Program; he hopes to gain experience serving as an administrator in a rural hospital where he can also be an active part of the community.

Rebalancing Health Care in the Heartland, the seventh in an ongoing series of forums designed to support Iowa policymakers in their efforts to improve health care for Iowans, will take place Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Embassy Suites in Des Moines.

A University of Iowa research team has developed the new, inexpensive Iowa Brace that will soon be shipped worldwide to help some of the many thousands of children born each year with clubfoot.

Members of the media are invited to attend the 18th annual University of Iowa International Day for Human Rights, featuring the human right to a clean environment on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. at the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

At just one month old, Charlotte Wagaman of Keokuk, Iowa, began seeing University of Iowa Children’s Hospital cardiologists to determine the best treatment plan. The mass wasn't cancerous but needed to be removed to eliminate risk of heart attack, stroke, or sudden death.

As demand for organic products continues to grow, producers and experts will share tips on transitioning into organic production and methods to enhance organic operations at the 14th Annual Iowa Organic Conference Nov. 16-17 on the University of Iowa campus.

The University of Iowa's PAVE program pairs incoming student veterans with trained, academically successful veterans who are already on campus to help them transition from the military to college.

The University of Iowa has planned a number of campus events in recognition of Veterans Day.

Maree Scholl, of Mason City, was playing at the playground when a 17-foot bar fell off of a piece of playground equipment and hit her in the head. Doctors at her hometown hospital sent her to UI Children’s Hospital, where a team of specialists could determine the extent of her injuries.