Alex Karras, who played football for the University of Iowa in the 1950s, loved to perform. Famous for his success as an actor, he will also be remembered as one of the NFL's defensive stars of the 1960s. He died Wednesday of kidney failure at the age of 77.

University of Iowa political science professor Cary R. Covington says he thinks Iowans are more receptive to Obama's claims about the economy moving in the right direction following the debate and the most recent jobs report.

When voters step to the polls, they don't often wonder how the voting machines got there. Work from a UI researcher helps communities move them more efficiently and reduce the probability of fraudulent tampering.

How did a modest Midwestern college town become a global literary icon? This new documentary—also playing at Iowa City's Englert Theatre—tells the tale.

A new book edited by University of Iowa American studies doctoral students Nicholas Yanes and Derrais Carter looks at President Barack Obama's candidacy and first year of presidency through a pop culture lens.

Public Policy Center director and College of Dentistry faculty member Peter Damiano presents at the next "Finding God at Iowa" forum Friday, Oct. 12, at noon in the Ohio State Room (343) in the Iowa Memorial Union.

Three University of Iowa students from South Korea were among those involved in planning to thank veterans of the Korean War at a special presentation that will be held this coming Saturday at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.

Cosmopolitan magazine has named Council Bluffs native Nick McCoy, 25, a University of Iowa graduate with degrees in accounting and engineering, as Iowa's most eligible bachelor for 2012.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present "It Gets Better," an anti-bullying production based on the video project of the same name, on Friday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge on the UI campus.

Tim Hagle, a University of Iowa political science professor, says that if a third-party candidate has a national profile, the person can play spoiler in the race.

Kevin Leicht, director of the Iowa Social Science Research Center at the University of Iowa, says that in the United States, the term middle class is more of a cultural category than an economic one.

The University of Iowa, with other institutions, is examining why tractor driving is dangerous for young people who work on farms by testing their cognitive abilities to operate the machinery, using the UI's National Advanced Driving Simulator.