Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Krystal Parker received a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to continue exploring the idea that the cerebellum may play a key role in cognitive function and may be targeted in diseases such as schizophrenia, autism, bipolar disorder, and Parkinson’s disease.

A $285,000 grant from the Iowa Governor’s STEM Council will help the University of Iowa expand its STEM Innovator program, which encourages Iowa middle and high school students to become entrepreneurs or consider careers in innovative STEM fields.

A team of Iowa students started Speeko, a voice-analytics company that uses artificial intelligence to help individuals avoid unfortunate public speaking experiences by measuring and improving their verbal communication skills.

The University of Iowa community will explore what the American Dream means to people today during the spring 2019 Theme Semester.

The University of Iowa is leading a series of activities to educate Iowa youth about science. The Science Booster Club began in 2015 and has expanded to include fun, hands-on activities for children in Muscatine and the Quad Cities.

University of Iowa geologists are leading an effort to determine whether an ancient geologic formation in northeast Iowa contains precious minerals. The researchers are dating the underground rocks to find out whether they’re similar to a geologic complex in Minnesota known to possess valuable metals.

Anne Helene Skinstad, clinical professor in the College of Public Health, has recently been awarded grants totaling $9.5 million over the next five years to help reduce drug and alcohol addiction among American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

A NASA mission conceived at the University of Iowa is exploring how energized particles interact with Earth. The missions, called, Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics, or TRICE-2, launched earlier this month. They're exploring magnetic reconnection, the explosive process that allows charged particles from space to stream into Earth’s atmosphere.

An initiative between the UI College of Public Health and Iowa Department of Public Health is encouraging more Iowa school children to eat more nutritious lunches more often.

The latest episode of IPTV's Greetings from Iowa features the Oakdale Community Choir, directed by UI Associate Professor of Music Education Mary Cohen.

President Harreld writes about the successes of the past semester and adds an encouragement for graduating students.

University of Iowa faculty and students are immersing audiences in a virtual reality theater experience that integrates live performances.