Mention the University of Iowa's membership in the Big Ten Athletic Conference, and most people think sports. But there's far more to it than that. The UI also benefits from an academic collaboration with other Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago through its membership in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.

A new study from the University of Iowa reinforces the connection between good nutrition and good grades, finding that free school breakfasts help students from low-income families perform better academically.

The latest annual report on cancer in Iowa estimates 16,900 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowa residents in 2015. In addition, an estimated 6,400 Iowans will die from cancer, according to the “Cancer in Iowa: 2015” report released Friday, March 13, by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason may be retiring at the end of the school year, but on Monday, she stopped in Davenport to share some Hawkeye history.

R. William “Bill” Van Sant and Marilyn J. Van Sant, of Bayfield, Wisconsin, have established a $3 million bequest for the University of Iowa College of Engineering that will have an impact across the college, supporting scholarships, faculty and innovation.

"Iowa Now Minute" is a 60-second roundup highlighting recent UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Thursday.

Following are highlights from the Iowa Board of Regents Wednesday, March 11, meeting on the University of Iowa campus.

The first meeting of the University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee has been set for Wednesday, March 25. The 21-member committee will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Kelch Conference Room, 1289 of the Carver Biomedical Research Building (CBRB) on the UI campus.

A new power plant on the west side of campus will provide energy security for some of the most critical health and research facilities at the University of Iowa.

The future of cancer treatment will be nothing like it is today, and a new company started by University of Iowa cancer researchers is hoping to be at the forefront of the changes with help from UI's economic development resources.

Twenty-five graduate colleges and programs at the University of Iowa are listed among the 25 best in the nation, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report. Overall, the UI has 52 graduate colleges and programs ranked by U.S. News, which published the graduate rankings on Tuesday.

The University of Iowa is saving money and energy by strategically planning its summer classroom use.