Ten University of Iowa undergraduate students have been selected to participate in a unique pilot course for the spring 2013 semester. The course will allow the students to apply their education and creativity to help Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh and others transform downtown Las Vegas.

UI nursing students and volunteers with the Retired Senior Volunteer Program have joined forces to create a valuable learning opportunity, where volunteers simulate being elderly patients to help students gain real-world knowledge working with older adults.

Tlaloc Rivas came to theater through activism, embracing the art for its capacity to illuminate problems and inspire change. Now a UI professor of theatre arts, he talks about plays, politics, and his more recent project—a centerpiece of the 2013 MLK Celebration of Human Rights.

University of Iowa College of Education Interim Dean Nick Colangelo, and recent UI education graduate Joey Ackerman, both comment on Iowa Gov. Branstad's education reform package, which puts teachers as its centerpiece.

The University of Iowa Police Department recently welcomed three new police officers—Edward Cardenas, Brett Cooper, and Gabriella Blanchard-Manning.

The University of Iowa men's basketball team will celebrate the life of Chris Street on the 20th anniversary of his death Saturday, Jan. 19, during the game against Wisconsin.

Spencer Gillis, a University of Iowa graduate, shares his motivation for creating the short-film, Gun, one of 85 films selected to be screened at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival.

When Barack Obama takes the oath of office this month, he'll dress like he's going to a wedding, while Chief Justice John Roberts will dress like he's officiating at one. Law professor Todd Pettys explains.

The UI has hired a contractor to cut and grind dead and dying pine trees into biomass, allowing the UI to further develop the concept of using local, sustainably managed biomass as fuel, according to Liz Christiansen, director of the UI Office of Sustainability.

A gift of more than $1 million to the University of Iowa Foundation from UI graduates Dale E. and Linda R. Baker will benefit students and alumni.

The University of Iowa will host the Honor Choir Festival at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union on the UI campus. One hundred students from Iowa high schools, nominated by their schools’ conductors, will compose the Festival Choir.

The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy’s residency site in Dubuque was recently recognized as “a model of excellence” by the American Pharmacist Association.