Joyce Berg, a University of Iowa business professor and the adviser of Tippie Build, where business students raise funds and build a Habitat for Humanity home each year, says the project gives students practical business experience.

John Mikelson, coordinator of the University of Iowa Veterans Center, received a 2012 Governor's Volunteer Award from Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds during a special recognition ceremony June 29 in Cedar Rapids.

A free screening of the film "An Oversimplification of Her Beauty" will take place at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 7, in room 101 of the Becker Communication Studies Building on the UI campus.

UI physics and astronomy professor Greg Howes' work investigating solar wind turbulence has been funded by the National Science Foundation and commended by President Obama. The most rewarding part of his job? Participating in a community outreach project that aims to attract more people to science.

The University of Iowa is teaming up with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 7 office and the City of Iowa City on a study of altering the Burlington Street dam. Changes to the dam would improve public safety, water quality, riverbank stability, fish habitat and create recreational opportunities.

The AIDS Quilt Touch app is live. Created in part by the UI Digital Studio for the Public Humanities, the app enables users to interact virtually with the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

University of Iowa students and others could whitewater raft and boat in the Iowa City portion of the Iowa River if the vision behind EPA's funding of a design plan that was announced today comes to fruition.

University of Iowa law professor John Whiston comments on the benefits of providing court-appointed counsel to indigent defendants upfront.

The National Young Farmers Coalition organized the first Midwestern Farm Hack recently at the University of Iowa. Farm Hack brings together farmers and engineers to create more efficient sustainable small farms.

University of Iowa assistant professor of finance Ty Leverty, who teaches classes about health insurance in the Tippie College of Business, comments on the federal health care reform law.

University of Iowa Health Care, in collaboration with Mercy Cedar Rapids, Mercy Health Network in Des Moines, and Genesis Health System in the Quad Cities, launched a first-of-its-kind alliance to improve health care across the state while decreasing patient costs.

A University of Iowa delegation is visiting Asia in order to strengthen extensive connections with China and other nations in the region.