Tom Rocklin, UI vice president for student life, writes about the many ways the UI fosters student success in the 2013 UI Division of Student Life Annual Report welcome message with this year's theme focusing on leadership development, multiculturalism, and safety and health.

Dylan Holub faced a lot of ups and downs during his 141-day stay in the UI Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, including the development of retinopathy of prematurity—an abnormal blood vessel development in the retina which can cause blindness if not caught and treated early. Holub will be the honorary Kid Capain this Friday, Nov. 29 when the Hawkeyes play Nebraska.

A burgeoning controversy is brewing in Des Moines over fluoridation of the city's water supply, but Steven Levy of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry says low levels of fluoride are beneficial for improved dental health.

Kyle McWilliams lives a life like most other first-year students at the University of Iowa, filled with classes, sports, and friends, despite the fact he has Fibrodysplasiaossificans progressiva, a rare disease that turns his muscles and tendons into bone.

Paul McCray, Jr. and David Price, both faculty in the UI Carver College of Medicine, have been awarded the distinction of 2013 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

In an article about "medical tourism," the University of Iowa's Peter Cram recommends looking for an accredited hospital that performs large numbers of the procedure you need and a doctor who trained at a major medical school.

Researchers at the University of Iowa have developed a bio patch that helps to regenerate and grow damaged bone, possibly meaning a new way of treating wounds.

The pattern of repeating stairwells is briefly interrupted by a woman walking down from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics' Parking Ramp 4 on her way to bring cheer and flowers to a clinic patient.

The performing arts component of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Project Art will present a concert of Middle Eastern and North African music by Salaam at noon Monday, Dec. 16, in the atrium of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The performance is free and open to the public.

Two years ago, Dennis Nack was receiving hospice care as his family and friends said what they believed were last good-byes. Today, Dennis has a new lease on life—and he’s giving thanks to his care team in the lung transplant program at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Zach Zwirlein of Coal Valley, Ill., was diagnosed with medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency through the Iowa Neonatal Metabolic Screening Program, a partnership of the genetics program at UI Children's Hospital, the Iowa Department of Public Health, and the State Hygienic Laboratory.

Learning to drive can be stressful for both parents and young drivers. A new program developed by the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center teaches parents tools and techniques to communicate more effectively with their teens about safe driving.