Public universities are beginning to rely more heavily on endowments — a practice once more common at private universities — as state funding for higher education dwindles nationwide.
With the University...
Connie Hippee has been using the University of Iowa’s Field House since she was a little girl growing up in Iowa City.
And for the past year, the 54-year-old has been playing raquetball on the Field...
President Obama wants science fairs. Students want science fairs. Teachers want an alternative.
School science fairs were brought to the nation’s attention following the president’s support in his...
Iowa City property owners will pay more in city taxes under the city’s newly approved $60 million budget for fiscal 2012.
Though the Iowa City City Council reduced the proposed tax levy by around 50...
University of Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta said officials won’t know the nature of any policy changes in light of 13 Hawkeye football players’ hospitalizations until after a 90-day investigation...
Buddhist prayer bowls and other souvenirs decorate Scott McNabb’s office, along with portraits of Hanuman, a famous monkey warrior from the Thai Ramakiyana.
A photo album containing cards and old...
It’s as if mini-Jackson Pollock paintings have found their way onto 46 white shirts.
University of Iowa art students splattered each other’s T-shirts last week to celebrate the withdrawal of a bill...
Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich may be the first Republican to take a big step toward a presidential bid.
Gingrich’s lawyer, Randy Evans, said he expects the 67-year-old to announce the formation...
One future University of Iowa course may be more magical than the rest.
UI Honors students will get the chance in the spring of 2012 to delve into the renowned Harry Potter series in a new class.
UI...
It’s an age-old request: If a student misses class, the professor wants to see a doctor’s note.
But at the University of Iowa, whether students need to hand over written proof of their illnesses is...
No one hired Greg Clark when he came home in 1999 after 17 years of active duty.
The 45-year-old had worked as a submarine officer and had one year at the United Nations as a military observer on the...
Kristen Jogerst’s eyes soften as she gazes at a photo of a Haitian child from the little village of Camatin. It’s images such as these that are engraved deeply into her memory.
“If I could go back...
