Researchers in the University of Iowa Pappajohn Biomedical Institute have received a five-year, $11 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to continue advancing gene therapy to treat and prevent cystic fibrosis, a life-shortening, lethal lung disease.

The student union, identified by many as the hub of campus, has been pieced together over its 90-year existence. How much do you know about its evolution?

Amrita Nain, assistant professor of finance in the Tippie College of Business, explains why it's so important for Des Moines' economy that it retains the Meredith headquarters after the media company's merger with MediaGeneral.

Colton's parents noticed something cloudy in their toddler's eye in 2009 and thought it was related to their new puppy. Their doctor recognized the symptoms and referred the family to UI Children's Hospital, where it was determined Colton had retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the retina.

The University of Iowa is partnering with ICAD to create a "tech-geek nerd space" in downtown Iowa City that links education, business, and technology innovation.

The following are highlights from the Iowa Board of Regents meeting, Wednesday, Sept 9, at the University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls.

It’s another record-setting year at the University of Iowa. This fall the UI welcomed its largest, most academically accomplished and diverse undergraduate class in the university’s history.

Early on in her pregnancy, Abi’s mother, Julie, wasn’t feeling well and was diagnosed with preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication that causes high blood pressure and protein in the urine, which can be life-threatening to both mother and baby.

Nadia Doubiany was the only UI student to participate in a 2015 summer study program in Cuba, and she says the experience is already paying dividends. Students can learn about the wide range of study abroad opportunities available at the UI Study Abroad Fair on Sept. 15.

University of Iowa sophomore Melissa Myers is training with the UI Judo Club as she prepares to represent the United States in the world junior judo championships in October in Abu Dhabi.

A researcher at the University of Iowa is the first to use the Internet and social media to systematically show how a documentary film shaped public perception and ultimately led to municipal bans on hydraulic fracking.

Bruce Harreld, a former Harvard Business School faculty member and corporate executive who helped save a foundering IBM in the 1990s, will become the 21st president of the University of Iowa. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, announced Harreld, 64, as its unanimous selection to replace Sally Mason.