University of Iowa News

A new study reveals that adults who played a video game helped their mental agility more than adults who did crossword puzzles.

Genome engineering specialist Cellectis has been issued two new patents enabling it to solidify and expand the market position of its TALEN gene-editing product.

Rebecca Bartle, a senior dramatic production major from Fairfield, was among approximately 1,500 Bob Jones University students who were named to the Spring 2013 Dean's List.

Cassandra Elton, the director of the library, poses in front of the Antelope Lending Library in the Ped Mall in Iowa City on May 11, 2013.

A Minnesota man has been sentenced to one year of probation for obstructing a federal prosecutor in Iowa after his son was sent to prison in an animal terrorism case.

From the Departments of Psychology , Pharmacology , and The Cardiovascular Center , University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; and Department of Physiology and Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute , University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Velvet Coat carries more than 30 designer brands, including Rag & Bone, Diane Von Furstenburg, Tory Burch, and Pink Tartan.

The Wieting Theatre is pleased to host the Ardore String Quartet from the University of Iowa on Monday, May 20.

Lydia C. Chamberlain established a fellowship for graduate students born in Iowa to attend Columbia.

Albert Erives, associate professor in the University of Iowa Department of Biology, and his graduate student, Justin Crocker, currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Farm Research Campus, have conducted a study that reveals important and useful insights into how and why developmental genes often take ... (more)

Wigtownshire man Dr Lyell Hogg has achieved his dream in Mason City, Iowa, USA, after opening up the North Iowa Oral Surgery at a state-of-the-art facility.

Parents of the couple are Steve and Kathy Pohl of Brookings, S.D., and Mark and Patti Grotzinger of Fairmont.

Women with a lean body shape have a greater risk of developing endometriosis than women who are morbidly obese, according to the largest prospective study to investigate the link.

Two weeks after the Iowa state Board of Regents approved a $9 million construction plan to overhaul the scoreboards at the University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium, school officials reported that due to a "clerical error," the plan calls for the new scoreboard to be installed directly into the middle of the football field.

BRCA1 is one of two genes that doctors can test for certain mutations that would indicate a high risk of breast cancer .

Mahaska Health Partnership recently awarded two $750 scholarships to high school seniors pursuing a career in a health-related field.

A new study reveals that adults who played a video game helped their mental agility more than adults who did crossword puzzles.

Hawkins entered Iowa State University eight years ago with a full-ride scholarship that propelled her into her senior year in 2009.

James G. Stavridis , the U.S. Navy admiral who was NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe and commander of the U.S. European Command from 2009 until this week, will become dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University after he retires from the Navy this summer.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason addresses members of the media during a question and answer session Wednesday, Dec.