The University of Iowa welcomes the Class of 2021, which boasts the highest ever average GPA of any incoming class. Composed of roughly 5,000 students, the class brings the UI's total enrollment this fall to more than 33,000.

The new College of Public Health undergraduate program is welcoming 34 new students, in addition to the 40 who enrolled last year. The college plans to add 25 more courses to the growing program's offerings by 2020.

ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt's "1 Big Thing" takes on the Iowa Hawkeyes' new tradition in home games, where, after the first quarter, the entire crowd turns around and waves at the children's hospital behind the stadium.

For 40 years, an instrument designed and built at the University of Iowa has made discoveries in NASA’s historic Voyager 1 mission. Physics and astronomy professor Don Gurnett designed Voyager’s radio- and plasma-wave detector, which determined that the spacecraft became the first human-made object to leave the solar system.

The University of Iowa and its Vaughn Institute of Insurance and Risk Management was named one of the top 20 universities in the world for insurance education and research by a global insurance-advocacy organization.

Brad Wright, assistant professor of health management and policy, says states might see it as a signal if the White House approves Iowa’s request for a waiver that strengthens its health insurance market

Amrita Nain, professor of finance and a merger and acquisition expert, expects that Rockwell Collins' presence in Iowa will be minimally affected if the company's proposed acquisition by United Technologies is consummated.

The University of Iowa’s Master of Studies in Law program provides accessible training in the legal system for students and professionals who need to recognize and respond to legal issues in their work but do not want to practice law.

Support for America’s research universities continues to decline, and Dan Reed, UI vice president for research and economic development, says it could take decades to recover from the damage.

A study from the College of Public Health finds that hospital costs related to gun injuries exceed $622 million each year.

A newly discovered Walt Whitman book, the UI Press–published Life and Adventures of Jack Engle, was recently reviewed in The New York Times. The review highlights the importance of resources like the UI's Whitman Archive and its WhitmanWeb collaboration with the university's International Writing Program.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus and Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Haslett sat down with “Iowa Now” to talk about creating a protected space for writing.