See a roundup of recent University of Iowa activities, research, public engagement, and campus life in Iowa Now Minute.

The spring 2014 UI Carver College of Medicine commencement ceremony will be streamed live from "Iowa Now." Streaming will begin shortly before the ceremony begins Friday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. Archival video will replace the live stream on the "Iowa Now" page shortly after the ceremony concludes.

An experimental drug can lower levels of cholesterol by up to 75 percent when combined with a statin, UI researchers have found.

A Canadian study found insurance coverage for IVF treatments led to fewer multiple births: “This is an encouraging finding that might influence payers to reconsider [covering] IVF, as they may ultimately benefit by the reduced cost," says Brad Van Voorhis, UI IVF program director.

A group of University of Iowa business students spent the year helping a multi-billion dollar health care information management company figure out how to get more consumers to better manage their health care using online portals.

UI College of Public Health Dean Sue Curry and colleagues met with southern Iowa business, health and education leaders to discuss cyberbullying as a public health issue affecting Iowa’s youth.

A new study led by the University of Iowa reports a drug may help lower a particular type of cholesterol. The researchers say the drug, evolocumab, boosts statins, which help lower cholesterol. Results appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the University of Iowa and Iowa City VA Health Care System to help student veterans succeed in the classroom through a program called ICOVE, the first ever initiative in the country to help the transition from deployment to college.

The University of Iowa partners with Postville and Waukon to provide dental care for elementary and middle-school students. The initiative, called Project SEALED, had served up to 700 children in the underserved communities in northeast Iowa.

The Centers for Disease Control identified the first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, or MERS, in the United States on May 2; Dr. Stanley Perlman, UI professor of microbiology, is part of a worldwide effort to understand more about the virus, discovered in 2012.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today a new initiative to help student veterans succeed thanks to a partnership with the Iowa City VA Health Care System and the University of Iowa.

While Wendy Rasmussen has been teaching her students about how their lives will change after they complete their military service, she is preparing herself to go on active duty. Rasmussen, a counseling psychology doctoral student, teaches the class, “Life After Service,” a course focusing on biological, psychological, and social reactions after a stressful life event such as serving in the...