Volunteer turnout rates in Iowa City are high compared with other cities in the United States — 17 percent higher than the national average. As of 2008, the Corporation for National and Community Service...

Efforts are underway to mitigate future soil loss, as well as decrease the chances of major water runoff from Iowa fields after the floods of 2008 caused massive damage and erosion. David Dvorak, who...

Serena Stier, who teaches a class in the School of Art and Art History, said she will face a 50 percent pay cut if she stays in her position. She may be forced to abandon a job she’s held for 14...

Two influential entities want university researchers to submit to tighter rules on disclosing external funding they receive, and UI officials lauded the effort to flush out potential conflicts of interest. In...

UI Hospitals and Clinics officials hope a plan for a new helicopter hangar will do more than just provide a new facility. UI spokesman Tom Moore said the new hangar — located at the Iowa City Municipal...

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Chances are if you don’t understand the question, you won’t any time soon. The UI’s foreign-language department has toyed with the idea of a two-year suspension of the German...

The Canadian government decided to shut down an Ontario nuclear plan in late May because of leaks in the piping. It catalyzed a shortage of a key element used in medical tests, an effect that has hit hospitals...

Iowa researchers found significant disparities in several aspects of children’s health-care between those who speak primarily Spanish and those who speak English. The results show a significant differences...

One hue dominated the Pedestrian Mall on Wednesday: green, in support of Mir Hossein Mousavi — the loser in Iran’s June 12 disputed presidential election. The UI Persian Student Organization displayed...

The Iowa Department of Transportation will apply for $32.5 million in federal stimulus money to start passenger-train service that would serve Chicago and Iowa City and give Illinois students another way...

One day, there could be no such thing as hopping in the car and tuning to one’s favorite music station — including KRUI on campus. At least, that’s the worst-case scenario local artists and radio...