Foundations in Learning, a UI-spinout business based in the UI Research Park, has received a $900,000 federal Small Business Innovation Research grant from the federal government.

Stephen Russell, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Iowa, is principal investigator in a gene therapy trial, in collaboration with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, that could help treat blindness. He presented his findings this month in Paris.

Callista Gould, who majored in English and medieval studies at the University of Iowa, is an etiquette consultant based in Des Moines who works with clients across the country.

High school students studied criminology, worked on cars, and practiced machinery skills as community leaders celebrated the grand opening of the Kirkwood Regional Center at the UI Thursday. The center is a partnership between Kirkwood Community College, the UI , Grant Wood Area Education Agency, and several K-12 school districts.

The Tippie College of Business' full-time M.B.A. program has begun a new initiative that provides additional support for women management students, and encourages more women to consider enrolling in M.B.A. programs.

The University of Iowa admissions office discusses the software it purchased to aid recruitment efforts, which includes tracking the behavior of prospective applicants as they click through a college’s website.

The University of Iowa community enjoyed a wonderful Homecoming week. We have the photos to prove it. Relive the black-and-gold-themed festivities, from campus activities to another victory at Kinnick Stadium.

Kirkwood’s name may get top billing on the sign in front of the community college’s fourth regional center, which formally opened with great fanfare Thursday, but beating in the heart of the 100,000-square-foot building is a strong University of Iowa presence.

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry's affordable dental care was featured on Good Morning America.

UI researchers teamed up with northwest Iowa physicians to determine the levels of radon, a cancer-causing gas, entering area homes. Iowa leads the country in high indoor concentrations of radon.

The Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival was held for the 25th—and final—time on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015.

DMD is a genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle degeneration. It is most common in very young boys and first affects the muscles of the hips, pelvic area, thighs, and shoulders. It eventually impacts additional muscles, and by the early teen years, the heart and respiratory muscles become affected.