Chef Robert Lewis, "The Happy Diabetic," will demonstrate healthy dishes for diabetics on Aug. 17 at the Iowa State Fair. The demonstration coincides with an effort at the University of Iowa to enroll participants in a national study to identify the most effective drugs to treat type-2 diabetes.

Thanks to a recent grant, the University of Iowa School of Social Work will be leading an initiative to produce 30 web-based seminars (or webinars) for nursing home social workers—the first series of its kind nationally.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is using a new 3-D imaging tool called tomosynthesis to help detect breast cancer earlier, resulting in a 40 percent improvement in cancer detection rates, according to Dr. Laurie Fajardo, UI Hospitals and Clinics professor of radiology.

University of Iowa student leaders met last week with 11 Iowa state legislators in their home districts and at the State Capitol to discuss affordability and job opportunities for Iowa students.

UI graduate Sarah Willis brings some of the nation's top chefs to Iowa in August to honor and cook for the network of family farmers providing all-natural pork to Niman Ranch. And the chefs return to their kitchens with insight into how the pigs are raised.

University of Iowa graduate Cathryn Sloane shares seven things that new incoming college students should know to help them succeed in the classroom.

African-American women, who have long complained of the negative impact of predatory lending, appear to be coveted candidates when it comes to getting loans, according to a study by researchers at the University of Iowa.

University of Iowa students and their parents, UI Hospitals and Clinics patients, and others traveling to the UI campus should be aware that the Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the westbound exit from I-80 to Dubuque Street (exit 244) for construction.

Like his father and grandfather before him, Robert Morris dreamed of becoming a lawyer. But after graduating from the University of Iowa with a degree in political science, Morris yearned for a career that would satisfy his sense of adventure and love for film.

Researchers at the Getty Conservation Institute have labored for a year to repair one of the 20th century's most important American paintings—a Jackson Pollock creation called Mural, which is owned by the University of Iowa. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)

Dr. Sonali Patel, a pediatric cardiologist who helped found a childhood obesity clinic at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics two years ago, has seen steady increases in the number of Iowa children with complications from obesity.

A group of Roosevelt Middle School students in Cedar Rapids will have a unique audience when they demonstrate what they’ve learned at a three-day assistive technology camp this week. The camp culminates Wednesday, Aug. 14, with a visit from Herky.