The Iowa Flood Center is installing 50 new stream stage sensors statewide this fall, giving more Iowans the ability to monitor their local waterways in the event of a flood.

The University of Iowa ushered in a new age of accelerated research in biomedicine with the formal opening on Wednesday of the $126 million John and Mary Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building.

University of Iowa Children's Hospital doctors diagnosed Marijka Michmershuizen with Job syndrome—an extremely rare immune disorder that causes skin rashes, respiratory infections, weak bones, and retention of baby teeth, among other things.

The University of Iowa will hold a dedication ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 15, for the $126 million John and Mary Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building, which will house “high-risk, high-reward” research in diabetes, deafness, and brain science as well as complex diseases affecting the heart and lungs. Media tours start at 3:15 p.m., followed by a dedication program, ribbon-cutting ceremony, and...

Now in its second year, "We Are Phil" will hold its annual appeal Oct. 13 through Oct. 17. "We Are Phil" is the UI’s faculty and staff giving program that highlights the transformative power of philanthropy—“Phil”—at Iowa and asks faculty and staff to consider making annual financial contributions to support any area of the UI.

It may seem like an all-natural way to whiten teeth, but a University of Iowa study shows that a strawberry and baking soda mixture does little beyond cleaning those choppers. The main reason: Strawberries, and other popular natural tooth whiteners such as lemons and apples, lack the chemicals known to cause deeper, longer lasting teeth whitening. Results appear in the journal Operative Dentistry.

Former Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Lazier toured the University of Iowa Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research and even brought his car with him.

Faculty members across the University of Iowa campus are turning their attention to the impacts of climate change this month through a series of outreach initiatives.

A rare two-time stroke survivor, Emma Fox-Gatica, now helps newly hospitalized stroke patients and their families cope with an illness that changes everything by volunteering at the University of Iowa Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Increasing resources and assistance for West African countries battling Ebola is key to stopping the disease, says Dr. Dan Diekema, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases with UI Health Care.

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The contributions of almost 30 University of Iowa faculty and staff were recognized and celebrated at the annual UI Faculty and Staff Awards Banquet Tuesday, Oct. 7, sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice President for Human Resources.