University of Iowa law student Hasti Barahmand has developed a new program that gives a voice to kids from troubled families caught in multiple prongs of the justice system.

Through a $1.87 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, three University of Iowa College of Education faculty plan to improve the quality of education for K-12 English Language Learners (ELL) in Iowa’s schools.

The Hancher-commissioned theater production "Mayberry," which explores issues of race and class in Iowa City, quickly sold out its April run and prompted the addition of two performances. The play is the brainchild of UI graduate Sean Lewis, who was first inspired to write it while in Tanzania.

The first Eastern Iowa Transgender Medical Symposium Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, will help to bridge the gap between the local transgender community and health care providers. The University of Iowa’s community and campus group, TransCollaborations, is organizing the symposium.

A team of University of Iowa marketing students is helping a 19th century Iowa City business expand its market using 21st century technology.

Elias Shiu, senior faculty in the University of Iowa Department of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences, says immigration law makes it difficult for U.S. companies to hire foreign actuaries.

First-year University of Iowa student Tyler Finchum operates a business in the university's Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory that sells operator manuals for agricultural implements over the internet.

University of Iowa elementary education student Rebecca Hodge will represent the state in this year's Miss USA competition.

Using a new method called crowdsourcing, UI Libraries is enlisting the public's help to make historic documents searchable online. By transcribing scanned images of letters and diaries, volunteers save the libraries time and resources—and get a rare glimpse into the past.

University of Iowa students are always needed as volunteers for the University of Iowa Center for Diversity and Enrichment’s (CDE) Pen Pal Program.

Though a decade separates UI sophomore elementary education major Rachel Revelez and West Liberty Elementary School fourth grader Brian Collins, the two have discovered they have much in common through the UI Center for Diversity and Enrichment Pen Pal Program.

The University of Iowa will host a special Himie Voxman Celebration at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.