Students from underrepresented groups from all across Iowa spent a week living at the University of Iowa and learning about college life in the Tippie College of Business' Gateway Proram.

More Iowa businesses are hiring more employees, making it easier for UI's Class of 2015 to find jobs in the state.

The University of Iowa maintains the largest van pool program for employees in eastern Iowa.

The University of Iowa ranks among the 25 public universities whose graduates have the lowest default rate on student loans, according to the online college ranking company BestColleges.com.

On June 13, 2015, the University of Iowa Alumni Association (UIAA) awarded Distinguished Alumni Awards, its highest honor, to 14 esteemed recipients.

Hover cars soon will fly at M.C. Ginsberg Objects of Art, where middle-school students began taking a class on 3D design this past week. The class is one of several offerings for students in grades 6-8 through the University of Iowa College of Education Belin-Blank Center's one-week Junior Scholars Institute.

Tyler Babcock, who just finished his junior year at Charles City High School, will start his freshman year at the University of Iowa this fall, thanks to the UI College of Education Belin-Blank Center’s new STEM Academy for high-ability students. He plans to major in mechanical engineering.

In a study that seems to defy conventional dietary wisdom, UI scientists have found that adding high salt to a high-fat diet actually prevents weight gain in mice. The findings highlight the profound effect non-caloric dietary nutrients can have on energy balance and weight gain.

A UI College of Education study showed that children who watched a Sesame Street segment on impulse control could wait nearly four minutes longer for a snack than children who did not see it, in an article on how the show was created to boost children’s confidence and school readiness.

As unpredictable as the annual draft is, there is one constant with all Hawkeyes from 1999 to present: While Iowa players might occasionally slip down the draft board because of height, 40-yard dash time, or wing span, they remain strong in their commitment to character building.

"U.S. News & World Report" has ranked University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in Iowa City in nine specialties in the new 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. UI Children’s Hospital is the only hospital nationally ranked for pediatric care in Iowa.

The University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business will begin offering a new certificate program in business analytics in Des Moines starting this fall, providing Central Iowa working professionals an opportunity for advanced study in a rapidly growing field.