At the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale, about 30 of the prison's 300 long-term inmates join with volunteers in the Oakdale Community Choir to explore the redemptive, therapeutic, and community-building possibilities inherent in music.
High-profile doping scandals reveal the dark side of competitive sports culture and the failings of human nature.
High-profile doping scandals reveal the dark side of competitive sports culture and the failings of human nature.
Inspired by a young boy's courage and soaring imagination, a UI alumnus creates a film that finds love and hope during one of the darkest times in human history.
The march of scientific and medical progress depends on people brave enough to take the first steps. At the University of Iowa, researchers emphasize the crucial role of their human subjects.
Latinos have been living in and shaping the Midwest for generations, yet they rarely appear in historic accounts. University of Iowa faculty and staff are working to set the record straight..
The human brain is surprisingly more adaptable than doctors and scientists once believed.
Taking tips from the national best-selling book The Blue Zone, the University of Iowa and various Iowa communities are working on practical, simple ways to increase health and well-being.
Do happiness and work even belong in the same sentence together? UI alumni and professorsand some positive psychology principlesoffer advice on how to follow your heart, love your coworkers, and change your perspective.
To some UI-affiliated experts the blistering summer heat that swept across the U.S. is a strong forecast of what global warming looks like.
Driven by a debilitating disease, a UI medical alumna creates an extreme diet that may offer the prescription for good health.