At least UI employees are retiring instead of getting handed a pink slip. UI administrators are set to present the state Board of Regents a second run at the university’s early retirement program. During...

The Iowa hockey club has lost a lot more games than expected this season, but after the Jan. 12 earthquake rocked Haiti, the IceHawks realized others worldwide have faced much tougher losses. The temblor...

Wednesday night, Iowa almost beat Illinois. The Hawkeyes almost hit enough 3-pointers to stick with the athletically superior, better-coached Illini team. They almost almost played good enough defense....

Hawkeye coach C. Vivian Stringer wiped away tears. Stepping out of the tunnel in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, she could hardly believe what she saw: A blur of black and gold filled every available seat and then...

Iowa freshman Morgan Johnson has already competed against a bevy of elite post players this season. But her next matchup — against Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender — may be her most imposing challenge...

“Crushing” hardly sums up Iowa’s loss to Illinois Wednesday night. The Hawkeyes had a chance to put themselves in position to potentially tie the game in the final minute, trailing 52-49. But a...

For Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz, 2010 proved to a typical recruiting year. Hitting the Hawkeyes’ hotbeds, Ferentz nabbed 21 high-school standouts who resemble the type of players the Iowa coaching...

Where there’s smoke, there’s… science? That sounds unlikely, but for biology Professor Joseph Frankel, it was a pack of cigarettes that sparked a deep-seated passion he continues today. In 1947...

Comfort capes — cloth capes for cancer patients to play in, sibling grief kits, and music therapy are just three projects on the list of 17 funded by Dance Marathon for 2009. These items emotionally...

The UI Children’s Hospital is rarely somber. Instead, children play loudly in the bursting playrooms, all smiles and giggles. They seem almost excited to be there. Raymond Tannous is no doubt part...

Though donations to the UI dropped slightly in fiscal 2009, UI officials said loyal donors helped prevent donations from declining as much as other they did at other universities nationwide. “They stuck...

While Iowa City’s Southeast Side often sparks heated debate, some residents suggested Wednesday that the neighborhood’s residents rarely get the opportunity to voice their opinions. Iowa City residents...