University of Iowa News

A new study suggests injections of sugar water could be an effective means to ease the pain and function of arthritic knees.

Summer unofficially starts this weekend. And, there's something you'll want to know before you hit the beach the season.

A small team of University of Iowa officials began meeting in February 2008 to discuss flood planning for the spring.

Earl Bernard Horras died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at St Luke's Hospice Center in Cedar Rapids, IA.

By: Hollie Hojek hhojek@kcautv.com Is caffeine your drug of choice? Well if you said 'yes', you're probably not alone.

By: Hollie Hojek hhojek@kcautv.com Is caffeine your drug of choice? Well if you said 'yes', you're probably not alone.

The Iowa athletic department will not renew its contract with longtime baseball coach Jack Dahm, athletic director Gary Barta announced Thursday : "Jack has been a first-class ambassador for the University of Iowa the past 10 years," said Barta.

A number of high profile projects will make the next several years the busiest construction period in the history of the University of Iowa.

Cedar Rapids Prairie's Thomas Eilers is the 2013 winner of the Nick Adenhart Memorial Scholarship, the Cedar Rapids Kernels announced Thursday.

A $30 million data center at the University of Iowa Oakdale campus has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification, the highest energy-efficient standard.

AirCare from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics prepares to land on 250th Street near Keota on Wednesday, May 22.

Four-star quarterback/wide receiver Jay Scheel decided early on that he wanted to continue his football career at the University of Iowa.

Newman Central Catholic High School valedictorian Rachel Hageman of Dixon receives her diploma from Bishop David Malloy Wednesday night at St.

Cedar Rapids could survive, muddle through, recover from, or even thrive after a single multi-billion-dollar disaster like the Flood of 2008.

KWWL reports three-year-old Edgar D. Joel of Dubuque ran out into the street Monday night and was hit by a vehicle driven by 59-year-old Donald Makovec.

Rubin, currently a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, will begin serving as dean June 1, according to a news release.

The University of Iowa's vice president for research and economic development will urge congressional lawmakers to support exascale computing, the next generation of supercomputers designed to tackle complex societal questions, from climate change to the human mind.

Three major Ohio universities and four hospitals have joined with the March of Dimes Foundation to establish a new collaborative research program aimed exclusively at finding the unknown causes of premature birth.

As we get older, brain function declines. But a recently funded government study found that while crossword puzzles did not improve skills, playing a computer game, Double Decision, can slow and even reverse declines in brain functioning.

BICYCLE FRIENDLIER: Iowa City recently moved a step ahead on the bicycle friendly path.