As University of Iowa alumni descend on campus to enjoy a full weekend of Homecoming events, this year’s celebration is taking on special meaning for one Hawkeye. UI alumnus and Cedar Rapids native Jeffrey Kueter is the new president and chief executive officer of the UI Alumni Association.

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.

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It might not seem like a natural combination, but Ira Glass, Monica Bill Barnes, and Anna Bass have some stories to share in their own unique ways. These three will join forces when UI's Hancher presents "Three Acts, Two Dancers, One Radio Host" on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Englert Theatre.

The University of Iowa issued a Crime Alert on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason met with reporters Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Jessup Hall as part of her regularly scheduled media availabilities, discussing student success, affordability, and expanded scholarship opportunities to attract more high-achieving students and boost enrollment across the board.

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.

Buddy Lazier, the 1996 Indianapolis 500 champion and driver of the No. 91 University of Iowa Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research Dallara/Chevrolet/Firestone car, will serve as grand marshal for the 2014 UI Homecoming Parade Friday, Oct. 10, starting at 5:45 p.m. in downtown Iowa City.

Researchers at UI Children’s Hospital determined three brothers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, carried the same defective gene that would lead to arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, a condition that causes fatty tissue to build up in the heart and can worsen heart function.

UI Tippie College of Business graduates Roby Miller and Ravi Patel are helping develop an entrepreneurial start-up community in Iowa through their Built In Iowa venture capital fund.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Riverside Recital Hall in Iowa City. A stellar ensemble of musicians from one of the most respected organizations in all of music will join forces for this all-Brahms concert.