Law-enforcement authorities have charged an Ames man with speeding, driving with a suspended license, and concealing a controlled substance in the Johnson County Jail. Lamont Williams, 28, was charged...

The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature has appointed its first executive director. Jeanette Pilak will be paid an annual salary of $80,000, group secretary Joshua Schamberger said. Pilak is tasked with...

Police have arrested a Cedar Rapids man, alleging that he stole and destroyed a laptop computer last year. Wesly Sillman, 19, Cedar Rapids, was charged Nov. 22, 2009, with second-degree theft after he...

Michael Sokoloff thinks violence is the answer when it comes to the stage. Although now a semi-retired freelance writer, director, and fight choreographer, Sokoloff formerly worked in myriad performance...

UI postdoctoral research scholar Erik Rader said he and his colleagues have lacked an identity on campus. But with the establishment of the UI Office of Postdoctoral Scholars, he said, they won’t have...

People walking through Iowa City’s Pedestrian Mall will soon be videotaped 24 hours a day. But experts and local business owners disagree on whether the cameras will have any effect on crime. The Iowa...

UI and state officials are trying to help a unique group of students who, they say, are often overlooked. On Monday, Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, and several university officials gathered at the Blank...

A UI task force on Monday noted eight areas of research focus it said should act as a guide when contemplating funding in the future. The 50-page report from the UI Task Force on Research and Creative...

The UI should strengthen its sustainability efforts and reach out more to community colleges, the UI Task Force on Public Outreach and Civic Engagement said on Monday. The task force is focused on fortifying...

A task force report released Monday echoed UI Provost Wallace Loh’s ongoing calls for a university “without borders.” As universities around the country become increasingly diverse and internationally...

The UI should reconsider General Education Fund allocations, factoring in suggestions to tie faculty salary to performance and investing in more programs to bring in tuition revenue, a task force said...

Increasing retention is key for student success, and the university should implement programs to attract and keep more students, a university task force said on Monday. And more students means more tuition...