While she was out for a walk a few years ago, Duveen Robinson, a 90-year-old Iowa City resident, took a nasty tumble when she stepped in a pothole. Robinson chipped off an inch-long piece of her kneecap...
Sheala Been, a staff nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, found the unknowns that came with being a first-time mother more stressful...
University of Iowa professor Calvin Carter could be at the forefront of new treatments for Type 2 diabetes, though his discoveries were almost entirely by accident.
While working in the lab of UI...
Every now and then, the sun and moon fall into a perfect alignment, casting a fleeting shadow that darkens a specific region of Earth: a total solar eclipse.
For the eclipse on April 8, Iowa City...
The summer of 2024 will see the emergence of millions of periodic cicadas in Johnson County and trillions throughout the rest of the U.S., experts say.
Annual cicadas emerge exactly as described: yearly...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ most recent water quality assessment report showed that over half of the state’s water bodies are impaired, which means they are unsafe for their designated...
Iowa continues to rank second in the nation for the highest, fastest-growing number of cancer cases, according to a report by the Iowa Cancer Registry released on Feb. 20. The overall cause of elevated...
Iowa women farmers and agricultural landowners voiced several stressors in their day-to-day lives centered around climate change concerns and working in a predominantly male-dominated profession in...
Nearly a dozen University of Iowa students walked away with cash after participating in this year’s IdeaStorm contest hosted by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.
A group of 38 students gathered...
University of Iowa Vice President for Research J. Marty Scholtz will step down from his position, ending a five-year term, the UI released Thursday.
Scholtz has served in his position since 2019. While...
For Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet and second-year University of Iowa student Kaylynn Lambert, being a woman in the ROTC can be challenging when it comes to meeting height and weight standards.
However,...
A University of Iowa study recently found that faculty and staff at seven community colleges in Iowa perceive students as “being satisfied” with their mental health and well-being at best and feeling...
