University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics provides $173.5 million in benefits to Iowa communities, according to an annual assessment of those programs and services.

Visitors have only a few more days to see the popular exhibit “Insects: A Collection in Multiple Dimensions,” which will end its run at the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum on Sunday, Aug. 5.

The University of Iowa College of Education's IHELP workshop series Aug. 1-3 will serve several hundred helping professionals from across the state of Iowa, offering courses on everything from how to help those with gambling addictions to veterans readjusting to life after combat.

If you’ve ever wanted to get inside someone’s head, here’s your chance. MEGABrain, the world’s only inflatable, walk-through brain exhibit is coming to Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville on Friday, August 3 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Robert Miller, who joins the University of Iowa law faculty this fall, says there is no silver bullet for Peregrine Financial Group investors.

State Hygienic Laboratory at the UI has launched Putting Babies First, focusing on public awareness of the screening of newborns to identify and treat disorders.

Leaders in academia, industry, government, and economic development will gather at the University of Iowa Tuesday for an update to the Iowa EPSCoR program—a $22 million federal-state initiative to stimulate research on renewable energy technologies and energy use and policy.

K-12 children in the north central Iowa community of Osage had the opportunity to learn about all aspects of theater, from acting and playwriting to lighting and set design, thanks to three UI graduates who pursued their passion.

UI alumnus Griffen Harris and current student Elliott Beenk are both riding in RAGBRAI and providing musical entertainment. (Subscription required.)

The Mississippi River, which holds such an important place in North America’s geography, ecology, and culture, is also helping build bridges between the United States and China. Top Chinese high school students visited a UI-operated research station near Muscatine, Iowa, to learn about the Mississippi and get a taste of U.S. culture.

The summer may be winding down, but events at the University of Iowa Museum of Art are just beginning! Join the UIMA’s First Friday event at Stella Restaurant, located on Melrose Avenue just west of Kinnick Stadium, from 5-7 p.m. on Aug. 3.

Former Hawkeye athlete Diane Nukuri-Johnson will be competing in the marathon for her home country of Burundi at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. A passion for running has led her away from civil strife in her homeland to a college education and a promising profession.