University of Iowa open enrollment is underway for UI faculty and staff.

Five-year-old Josie, recovering from surgery, lies on her hospital bed, a stuffed rabbit clutched in her arms. Four nurses enter the room, each taking their turn introducing themselves, checking Josie’s vitals, and helping her as she struggles with pain and nausea.

The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy reports the Iowa Board of Regents approval of the schematic design, project description, and budget for the construction of a new facility during their recent meeting in Iowa City.

University of Iowa engineering graduate student Lee Hauser studies mussels in the Iowa River with an eye on a career in water resource engineering after graduation.

David Frisvold, assistant professor of economics, will present “Public Policy and Personal Health: Effective tools for combating obesity,” on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at noon in the Iowa Theater, Iowa Memorial Union.

In 2013, Caitlyn Hill underwent a bone marrow transplant at University of Iowa Children's Hospital. Today, she has 100 percent donor red blood cells and is considered cured of sickle cell anemia.

Senator Tom Harkin visited the University of Iowa's Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building Oct. 28 to learn about federally funded research under way at the facility, and to emphasize the health and economic impact of funded research.

Several UI College of Nursing students who are enrolled in the Community and Public Health Nursing Practicum recently presented on a community action project about rural health and safety on Iowa’s farms.

Corinne Peek-Asa, University of Iowa professor of occupational and environmental health and director of the CDC-funded Injury Prevention Research Center, discusses recent research testing a positive strategy for parent-teen communication about driving.

The University of Iowa College of Nursing has reached a major milestone in "For Iowa. Forever More: The Campaign for the University of Iowa." The college has raised more than $20 million in private support toward its $25 million goal as part of the campaign.

The Master of Science in Health Policy degree program, formally approved Thursday, Oct. 23, by the Iowa Board of Regents, will equip students with advanced training in health policy analysis. The new degree will be offered by the Department of Health Management and Policy in the UI College of Public Health beginning in spring 2015.

A new Iowa Institute of Public Health Research and Policy will bring together researchers, public health practitioners, community leaders, private partners, and policy makers to expand the scope, scale, and impact of public health research at the University of Iowa.