Six-year-old Stella Turnbull has spinal muscular atrophy, a condition that significantly weakens all of her muscles. When she was diagnosed at 1 month of age, her doctors didn't expect her to live. Her parents turned to UI Children's Hospital, where doctors created the proper treatment regimen.

The University of Iowa is seeking to become a Blue Zones Worksite, and the last piece of the puzzle is a personal pledge from at least 25 percent of our employees to commit to at least one healthy behavioral change.

The Iowa Latino Conference will take place at the Iowa Memorial Union Friday, Sept. 27. The conference features the Latino Professional Development Institute and the Latino Youth Development Leadership Summit.

The University of Iowa Museum of Art is sharing "The Power of Line: Prints of the European and American Etching Revival" from the University of Iowa Museum of Art with the University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art. The exhibition opens Monday, Sept. 30 and continues through Monday, Dec. 2.

Nearly 100 newly admitted undergraduate and master’s teacher education students will receive iPads and training to make the most of them. The gift to make this possible comes from UI College of Education alumna Linda Baker, a retired teacher living in Golden, Colo.

Several University of Iowa faculty are available to the media to discuss the economic impacts of the 2008 financial crisis, five years later.

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases when it convenes at the University of Iowa College of Law as part of the law school’s annual Supreme Court Day events on Friday, Sept. 20.

UI College of Engineering alumnus Lou Licht talks about the success of his business, Ecolotree, which plants trees to absorb leachates from landfills and other polluted sites all over the country.

UI May 2013 graduate Sarah Petitt shares her experiences as a summer intern for the UI Huntington's Disease Society of America Center for Excellence and how it inspired her to become an advocate for those who have this incurable neurodegenerative disease.

A writer and a computer scientist will offer their takes on what lies ahead for technology, culture, and more during a special event that kicks off a yearlong look into possible futures, sponsored by the UI Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.

Get a sneak preview into a powerful new imaging device to arrive at the University of Iowa this fall. Speakers at a symposium on Thursday, Sept. 12 will describe the 7 Tesla's research capabilities and uses. The UI will be one of only about 20 research institutes with the instrument.

The UI’s Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC) and the City of Muscatine are launching a partnership focusing on key projects for the city’s long-term sustainability. Students in art, business, engineering, public health, rhetoric, and urban planning will work under the direction of UI faculty and Muscatine leaders.