Everyone knows Iowa is the Hawkeye State. That could not be more noticeable than at the Iowa State Fair, where Hawkeye sightings are almost as common as food on a stick and large farm animals.

Capsule summaries of several UI researchers who will present their work at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting in New York, which runs from Aug. 10-13.

Lenders have high impressions of African-American females and are apt to loan them as much money as white males, according to a new study by University of Iowa sociologist Sarah Harkness. Conversely, loan applications from African-American males and white females are judged more strictly. Stereotypes about race, gender, work history, education and other factors shaped lenders' attitudes. Harkness...

Reporters from all over eastern Iowa came to Carver-Hawkeye Arena and the football practice field for an opportunity to interview the new assistant coaches and players during the 2013 Iowa Football Media Day Thursday, Aug. 8.

The painting "Spheres of Privilege" is among the works by artist and UI associate professor Susan Chrysler White that will be on display at the Sioux City Art Center starting Saturday, Aug. 10.

Steve Wynn, chairman and chief executive officer of Wynn Resorts, Limited, has donated $25 million to the UI to accelerate the search for cures for rare eye diseases, including the one that hampers his own vision.

Backbone State Park is a haven for hikers, anglers, and those who just want to relax by a lake. Just 90 minutes north of Iowa City, the 2,000-acre park was Iowa's first designated state park and remains an unique attraction for adults and children alike.

If you had one thousand pounds of river trash, what would you build? To anyone but David Williamson, the question posed by an Iowa Department of Natural Resources employee might have sounded absurd. But for the sculptor and recycling enthusiast, it sounded like a promising opportunity.

The AT&T National Diving Championships will be held at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Tuesday, Aug. 13 to Sunday, Aug. 18.

David Bills, associate dean for academic affairs and graduate programs in the College of Education, recently returned from the Social Science Research Center-Berlin—the same unit he worked with in 2003 while on his Fulbright Scholarship—where he continues to collaborate with scholars on multiple research projects.

For the millions who will step onto the University of Iowa campus in the years to come, their visits will be made richer because of a man whose time with us was far too short.

Former UI faculty member Reza Aslan discusses his new book on Jesus and the controversy it's generated.