Julie Zerwic, dean of the UI College of Nursing, and Cindy Dawson, chief nursing executive for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, discuss the key issues facing the nursing profession today.

Jun Wang, a professor in the College of Engineering, is developing a soil moisture sensor that farmers can use to more precisely plan irrigation for their crops.

John Achrazoglou, clinical associate professor and chief technology officer in the University of Iowa College of Education, has been selected by the U.S. Department of State for a three-week English language specialist project focusing on technology in Pakistan.

More than 12,000 children visit the University of Iowa campus each year to tour or participate in programs at the Old Capitol Museum and UI Museum of Natural History. There, they get an up-close, hands-on look at the history of the state.

University of Iowa PhD student Dwain Coleman talks about how in the 1800s, free and once-captive African Americans came together in what were called Colored Conventions. Coleman is involved in the first pilot satellite partner of the acclaimed national Colored Conventions Project.

A honeymoon in New Zealand introduced Tippie College of Business alumna Hannah Barnstable to muesli, which she loved so much she quit her Wall Street investment banking job and moved home to Minnesota to start Seven Sundays, her own business that makes and sells the product.

The jaw bone of a juvenile mastodon was donated to the UI Paleontology Repository by the southern Iowa farmers who found it on their land. Tiffany Adrain, collections manager at the repository, said these remains are somewhat common, particularly along waterways in Iowa.

Healthy LifeStars is the latest initiative from the University of Iowa College of Public Health to reduce childhood obesity by encouraging more activity and better eating.

Thousands of University of Iowa students participated in spring 2019 commencement ceremonies May 9-12. (The commencement season isn’t quite complete—the College of Dentistry will host its commencement on June 7.)

The University of Iowa’s curriculum continually evolves to meet the demands of students and employers.

A team of Tippie College of Business Iowa MBA students is working with the National Park Service on a traffic-management plan to reduce vehicle congestion in Arches National Park and preserve its delicate ecosystem.

Anna Williams combines artful memoir and meticulous research in her dissertation to consider what it means to finish a Ph.D. in the 21st century. An award-winning teacher and scholar, Williams' dissertation finds voice in a unique form: the podcast.