My husband, Rand, and I both went to the University of Iowa and graduated in 1951. My father, Walter Anneberg, M.D., also a UI graduate and lifelong supporter of the university, said to us, “Do not...

Today is Earth Day, a time to celebrate the environment and its resilience but also another reminder that the window to enact proactive measures to curb the effects of climate change is very real and closing...

In the years of Obamacare, we seriously wondered whether Republicans were ruining their vocal cords by fulminating at full volume, for year after fulminating year, against the dastardly, pro-Soviet, thoroughly...

I have been asked this question countless times during interviews the past several years. People wonder why I’ve chosen to stay at Iowa for undergraduate, medical school, residency, and fellowship...

This past week the United States made some small but significant progress toward becoming the democracy that it always claims to be: Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will bind his...

State Senate hopeful Tony Bisignano will be allowed to continue running for office despite the fact that he has a OWI. On April 15, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that those charged with all types of misdemeanors...

As a native New Yorker, I am frequently asked why I went to the University of Iowa. My answer is simple: One of my older sisters, Adrienne, went to Iowa for her bachelor’s degree. I gravitated toward...

Legislation that would fund the state’s regent universities next year has stalled after the Iowa House of Representatives unexpectedly amended the bill to reduce funding growth for the University...

Last week, Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter gave speeches celebrating Lyndon B. Johnson’s efforts in the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at the LBJ...

The request seemed simple: Provide your school district’s policy for handling emergencies that require a school lockdown and notifying parents. Libby Collins, a University of Iowa senior working...

Sustainability sounds nice, but it’s extremely hard to pin down a definition. To quote “Doctor Who,” sustainability is a bit like “wibbly wobbly … time-y wimey … stuff.” But...

Classmates are always surprised to hear that I’m from New Jersey, but when I explain that I chose Iowa for its English program, any confusion is usually cleared up. It is no secret that Iowa City...