Carl Klaus and his wife always got a big Christmas tree. They celebrated the holiday with a tree-trimming party.
However, since the UI professor emeritus’ wife, Kate, died in November 2002 of a cerebral...
Joey Diaz is one of only a few members in the UI’s greek community to come out while still active in his fraternity.
“I could not imagine still being in the closet,” the 21-year-old said. “I wish...
Trekking through some woods near Des Moines more than a decade ago, then-12-old Dustin Gaskill and a childhood friend searched among the thicket for deer.
Coming to a railroad trestle, Dustin and his...
The Johnson County Ambulance Service won’t be getting any smaller in the upcoming budget year, but it also might not get an additional two paramedics for its peak hours, county officials said.
More...
Students unsatisfied with their academic standing now have more chances to boost their grade-point averages.
A student can now retake classes after receiving any grades he or she is unhappy with after...
Iowa City residents will see an extra tax on their utility bills next spring if the Iowa City City Council upholds its decision to impose a 2 percent franchise fee.
The council voted 4-2 Monday night...
The thousands of visitors who stay in Iowa City and Coralville hotels each year may need to pay a bit extra in the future.
The Iowa City City Council is interested in implementing a 2 percent hotel-motel...
The UI is becoming a center for women’s reproductive-health research after receiving a five-year $2.25 million grant that medical officials are already putting to use.
The National Institutes of Health...
The radio screeches. A loud voice fills the Dubuque Street ambulance hub.
Two paramedics hasten to their vehicle.
Lights. Sirens. Full throttle.
The ambulance speeds to One-Eyed Jakes. They find...
Local travel agents began feverishly booking fans’ trips to Miami on Sunday night as the news broke that the Hawkeyes will play in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 5, 2010.
Unclear if Iowa would play in the...
While riding in a taxi cab with wife Helena Ponseti and son Bill on a vacation to Spain, Ignacio Ponseti noticed the driver had an interesting name.
Ponseti, perhaps the UI’s most well-known medical...
UI alumna Fran Boyken lived for 27 months in the island nation of the Philippines, almost 8,000 miles away from her desk in the UI’s Study Abroad Office.
Boyken, 25, now works as the UI Peace Corps...
