A virus may have influenced the evolution of multicellular life. University of Iowa Biologist Albert Erives found a virus family that has a similar set of genes as eukaryotes, placing giant viruses in the evolutionary journey of most plants and animals.

The University of Iowa is removing the name of Stephen A. Wynn from the university’s renowned Institute for Vision Research. University leadership determined retaining the name would be damaging to the institution’s reputation following recent allegations of sexual misconduct by Mr. Wynn.

More than 300 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president’s list for the 2017 fall semester.

The University of Iowa awarded more than 1,200 degrees at the close of the 2017 fall semester.

A university search committee has announced the first finalist for the next University of Iowa College of Law N. William Hines Dean. Kevin Washburn, Regents professor of law and former dean at the University of New Mexico School of Law, will visit campus Feb. 1 and 2.

University of Iowa School of Library and Information Sciences graduate student Elizabeth Riordan gets high-profile, hands-on experience working with Tom Brokaw collection.

University of Iowa Health Care has been named one of the nation’s top employers for diversity by “Forbes.”

E. Dale Abel, director of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, will deliver the UI Presidential Lecture “Overfeeding the Heart: Diabetes and Cardiovascular Complications,” on Feb. 18, exploring the relationship between blood sugar and heart function. “Iowa Now” sat down with Abel to talk about his work.

A new study from a University of Iowa researcher finds that state borders matter when it comes to developing innovative businesses. The three most important components of an innovative economy? Significant private venture-capital funding, government funding, and robust research universities.

Kenneth P. Kates, University of Iowa Health Care associate vice president and UI Hospitals and Clinics CEO, has announced his intention to retire in summer 2018.

UI Dance Marathon announced a $2 million gift commitment to establish the University of Iowa Dance Marathon Chair in Pediatric Oncology, Clinical and Translational Research. The gift will fund a faculty position in the UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics to lead the pediatric cancer research program.

Researchers with IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering and the Iowa Flood Center have identified three distinct clusters of “atmospheric rivers,” a step that could improve severe weather prediction and emergency preparation.