The recent budget debate has brought the state Legislature to a standstill. Today's environment of hyper-partisanship greets this development as no great surprise. Recent debates over the scope and role...

At an early age, I experienced firsthand the impact that donors to the University of Iowa can have on people's lives. When I was 12, I was diagnosed with stage-four cancer by physicians at University of...

Eating disorders such as anorexia have been around for centuries, yet as new technology develops in the spheres of social media and communication, new stages for their increased popularization arise. A...

Philanthropy is good for everyone — the giver and the receiver. That's why my husband, Jerre (1965 B.B.A.), and I set goals for ourselves to reach out and help create future leaders in business, medicine,...

Twitter has become a tool of the trade for America's journalists, but judges are grappling with how to deal with the messaging in courtrooms. According to an article by the Associated Press, "the...

Each year, thousands of University of Iowa freshmen come to campus with certain expectations. They expect quality academics, professors willing to go above and beyond, interesting coursework, and opportunities...

So there they were, these nice people — well, it was on public radio, so of course they were nice people; I think there's some sort of niceness test you have to take before you can get on public radio...

Phil lives on the University of Iowa campus — and far beyond it. Phil is learning in classrooms, researching in labs, and giving back to others. Phil takes to the stage and charges the playing fields....

Iran's envoys are heading for nuclear talks with confidence that the chips are falling their way. It could be dismissed as just political theatrics for the world powers that Iran will face in Istanbul...

For decades, the spoils of economic growth in the United States have been disproportionately enjoyed by the wealthiest among us — in 2010, 93 percent of income gains were experienced by the top 1 percent....

Many Iowans take issue with Hawkeye football coach Kirk Ferentz's whopping $3.786 million salary, the highest public-employee salary in the state of Iowa. Citizens cite the discrepancy between a financially...

No When it comes to giving incentives to businesses and markets, the government should always butt out. Looking as far back at Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, it is clear that the foundations of economic...