The University of Iowa continues to be a destination for international students and has implemented several new programs to help make their adjustment to life in the United States, Iowa City, and on the UI campus as smooth as possible.

A weekly after-school program founded by faculty in the University of Iowa College of Education is using books to talk with girls at local elementary schools about how to be strong.

University of Iowa researchers have shown that most of the extra vials of blood drawn for lab tests never get used and are instead discarded.

The University of Iowa has announced the composition of the search committee for the next vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. The first meeting of the 17-person committee will be held Thursday, Dec. 1.

Community Impact Grants support projects and initiatives that have statewide impact.

Jing “Alice” Wang, associate professor of marketing in the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, studies lonely people, in particular their shopping habits and relationships with retailers.

The National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa has been testing automation since 1994. The program’s director, Dan McGehee, describes the future of semi-automated vehicles and driving safety as the country looks toward self-driving trucks.

A research paper by University of Iowa graduate student Jacob E. Simmering has been published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation (JCOPDF).

The University of Iowa has announced that Jim Leach, former Iowa congressman and chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), will serve as the interim director of the University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA). Leach will take on the role Jan. 1, 2017.

A new nonprofit regional job consortium will help the University of Iowa and area employers build a diverse employee base and recruit dual-career couples.

Matthew Birks, a senior cinematic arts major from DeWitt, Iowa, won big at the Muscatine Independent Film Festival.

The Global Ambassadors Program is aimed at providing a built-in support system for Iowa Law’s international student body.