Tippie undergraduate students Matt Hubbell and Molly Monroe took fifth place in this year’s Eller Ethics Case Competition, an annual event that challenges students to analyze a timely ethical case with real-world business relevance.

SwineTech founders and University of Iowa alums Matthew Rooda and Abraham Espinoza developed a system that prevents sows from rolling over on their piglets.

The idea of building Pearl Street Park in Sioux City, Iowa, began when University of Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning students completed a green-space study to help identify Sioux City's needs. A private donation helped make the new park a reality.

Michael Abràmoff, a University of Iowa physician and scientist who successfully developed new technology to enhance the detection of eye disease in people affected by diabetes, will participate in two Congressional briefings on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Slate explores UI Libraries' Hevelin Collection, an expansive collection of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fanzines dating back to the 1930s that offers a window into the growth and evolution of the genre. A portion of the collection was recently made public on UI's DIY History website.

University of Iowa researchers have found that certain roundworms can preemptively prepare a defense system that protects their cells from damage. The finding could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases in humans caused by damaged cells.

After an extensive national search, the University of Iowa has named J. Brooks Jackson vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.

The University of Iowa chapter of Beta Alpha Psi has been named a Superior Chapter, the national accounting honor society’s highest recognition.

Beijing-based photojournalist Sean Gallagher spoke with UI journalism and public health students as the first visitor in the university’s partnership with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting. Gallagher’s work focuses on the impact climate change is having on people in Asia.

Iowa’s environmental health is monitored by limnologists, scientists who test water quality and sample fish and insect populations in their search for small changes that could indicate larger trends in the ecosystem.

Dan McGehee, director of the UI’s National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS), speaks with NPR hosts Robert Siegel and Sonari Glinton about vehicle touch screens, smartphones and distracted driving.

Artsy lauds the University of Iowa’s art history master’s program for its ability to give students a “broad, comprehensive grounding in global art history.”