The Iowa Board of Regents has announced the composition of the University of Iowa Presidential Search and Screen Committee. The 21-person-committee will include nine representatives from the UI faculty and three members of the Board of Regents.

"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.

UI Children's Hospital has a nationally acclaimed team of doctors and nurses who treat children with arrhythmias, host an annual conference for these patients and their families, and are leading participants in studies. Amanda Kurovski of Des Moines is one such young person who has benefited. She has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator to manage an arrhythmia, diagnosed when she was 15.

University of Iowa Tippie College of Business economist Luciano De Castro talks about the impact that lower energy prices have on the economy as a whole.

A spring series of free Lifelong Learning events organized by the University of Iowa Alumni Association (UIAA) kicks off on Feb. 19 with a session on suicide prevention.

The Iowa Board of Regents has selected Jean E. Robillard, M.D., vice president for medical affairs at the University of Iowa, to chair the Presidential Search and Screen Committee in response to the recent retirement announcement from UI President Sally Mason.

The University of Iowa bariatric surgery team helps a young Iowan turn her life around.

University of Iowa Dance Marathon kicks off at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6. It’s the 21st year for the “Big Event,” which provides emotional and financial support for pediatric cancer patients.

University of Iowa biofuels are energizing Iowa's future.

The University of Iowa has organized a summit to better prepare pharmacy technicians for their changed role in the marketplace. The first-ever summit, to be held on Feb. 5 in Des Moines, is a partnership with community colleges statewide to education, training, and curriculum development.

UI took second place in the recycling competition last year, and the Office of Sustainability is hosting a series of events to help everyone on campus step up conservation efforts—and take first place this year.

Grinnell College and the University of Iowa have received a $1.6 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop humanities-centered collaborations that expand the use of digital technology among faculty and students.