Grace Lidgett breathes easier, thanks to revolutionary science that transformed the fatal disease into a manageable condition for most people.

Millie Judge was transferred to UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital shortly after birth for breathing issues, and she underwent open-heart surgery at just 4 months old. Diagnosed with a rare syndrome, she continues to return for expert monitoring and care.

Through his practice in Waverly, Iowa, Jon Fields seeks to heal the body, the mind, and the community through the prevention and treatment of workplace injuries.

Five years after a screening test found early-stage lung cancer, and a robotic procedure removed the tumor, a former smoker remains free from cancer.

Growing up in Hopkinton, Iowa, Andrea Fjelstul-Bonert saw firsthand how gaps in rural health care affect families. Now, as a CRISP scholar and family medicine resident, she’s working to close them.

A University of Iowa Health Care program gives small-town hospitals the technology and support to treat patients faster and closer to home.

Ray Walker was having an average of 20 seizures a day as a toddler. UI Health Care experts diagnosed the Indianola, Iowa, boy with focal epilepsy and performed a surgery that disconnected one side of his brain from the other. He has been seizure-free for five years.

Ashley Hurd-Jackson’s first deliveries were pigs on the family farm. Now she is training to deliver babies — and better access to care — across rural Iowa.

Blake Bonta was a healthy and happy 10-year-old until severe headaches sidelined him. A scan showed a mass at the back of his brain, which UI doctors diagnosed as an aggressive cancer.

At University of Iowa Health Care’s Burn Treatment Center, specialists take on some of medicine’s most traumatic cases.

A high-five once broke her arm. Now, Kid Captain Harper Atkinson of Wapello, Iowa, finds strength and support at UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

Growing up in Algona taught Reese Rosenmeyer how vital local health care is to small-town life. Now she’s training at the University of Iowa to help rural Iowans get the care they need close to home.

Luke Johnston was at risk for paralysis without spinal surgery. After a 13-hour procedure at UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, he began a long recovery, made brighter by his care team.

Iowa biologist Andrew Forbes’ lab, with a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation, is revealing the unknown ecological world of parasitic wasps, which have value to cataloging biological diversity and controlling insect pests in agriculture and forests.

After chasing her goals across state lines and in a few different jobs, University of Iowa alumna Madison Melchert is back home and ready to lead the next generation at Dallas Center-Grimes High School as activities director.

Micah Norby of Greenfield was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare condition that causes progressive muscle weakness. He became the first child in Iowa to receive a new gene therapy for Duchenne.

Six University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital specialties are listed in the U.S. News & World Report 2025-26 rankings of “Best Children’s Hospitals.”

Born with a rare birth defect in which her abdominal organs were outside her body, Lily Sebastian spent nearly 10 months in the UI Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital NICU. Today, the Cedar Rapids girl is thriving.

Iowa’s unmatched writing-related resources prepare its graduates for success in many fields. This level of excellence positions Iowa as the best public university for writing and communication.

Facing rare Batten disease, Waterloo teen Jaxton Engstrom receives lifesaving, multidisciplinary care from specialists at UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

Since receiving life-saving transplants, Iowa sisters Brooklyn and Kamryn Soroka have continued to embrace new memories and experiences.

In the world of medicine, Liam Bartleson’s legacy will be one of innovation and advancement. For his family, his legacy is one of love, perseverance, and hope.

This fall, the University of Iowa welcomes the second-largest first-year cohort in university history.

Kid Captain Gwendolyn Clouse, 7, of Cedar Rapids, was diagnosed with a terminal disease when she was a baby. Thanks to her UI Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital team, she continues to beat the odds.

Helping care for her grandfather at the end of his life changed Reese Rosenmeyer’s life. Now a first-year medical student and part of the Carver Rural Iowa Scholars Program, she plans to practice in Iowa after training.

When James Hall was diagnosed with a rare, cancer-like disease, his family took comfort in knowing that the Dyersville, Iowa, boy would receive top-notch care at UI Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

University of Iowa team taps into the skills of students to serve as consultants, create mixed media animation, and provide the voice-over for this year's spot, “Iowa Feels Like Home.”

Nolan sustained life-threatening injuries in an UTV accident just days after returning home from his mom and stepdad’s wedding. The UI Health Care trauma team got him back to doing what he loves.

A mother’s gut feeling — and UI Health Care expertise across multiple pediatric specialties, plus ECMO life support — made all the difference for a girl from Marengo, Iowa, with a rare autoimmune disease.

Resident physician Marshall Rupe of Mediapolis, Iowa, is training in psychiatry with the hope of providing compassionate care to rural Iowans in need of support.

As leaders look to address the state's physician workforce needs, the event showcases job opportunities at Iowa-based health systems for residents and fellows.

University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center was once again ranked the top hospital in Iowa and recognized nationally in eight specialties in the 2024–25 “Best Hospitals” rankings published by “U.S. News & World Report."

Eve Skrocki is tough. She’s talented. And with help from the orthopedic experts at University of Iowa Health Care, one of Iowa’s rising stars in girls wrestling has returned from injury — and is dominating.

Dozens of scientists from the University of Iowa traveled to Lompoc, California, to joyfully witness the successful rocket launch associated with TRACERS — the NASA-funded mission to study the mysterious, powerful interactions between the magnetic fields of the sun and Earth.

Born at 133 days premature, Nash Keen of Ankeny, Iowa, is the new Guinness World Records title holder for the most premature baby.

With the TRACERS launch imminent, take a trip through the timeline of the university’s largest externally funded research project, which will examine the powerful interactions between the magnetic fields of the sun and Earth.

From the west to the east, the University of Iowa and its alumni provide expertise in areas as varied as health care, education, and law.

Nick Phelps thought he might never walk again. After three surgeries on his leg at University of Iowa Health Care, not only was he able to walk, but he also ran a marathon.

A University of Iowa engineering student built a replica of the TRACERS satellite that will study magnetic fields of the sun and Earth.

Emma Oelmann and Blake Misfeldt developed a preliminary design for a trail in West Burlington, Iowa, for their senior design project.

Within hours of giving birth, Danika Hilmer found out she had cancer. After chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant with our experts, the Marion, Iowa, mother is in remission.

Medicine alumna Laura Socwell didn’t plan to work in pediatric emergency medicine. Now, she’s proud to care for Iowa’s littlest patients.

When a beloved family member died of cancer, Iowa native Lillian Wischmeyer knew what she wanted to do with her life — and that the University of Iowa was the best place to prepare her for it.

When you need a procedure as complex as open-heart surgery, you should choose the best, most experienced care team. That is exactly what University of Iowa Health Care offers to heart patients, says Mohammad Bashir.

Closely monitored by University of Iowa Health Care experts, Lori Pinckney carried three boys to 35 weeks. “High-risk pregnancies are scary, but with my team at UI Health Care, I felt cared for and listened to,” Pinckney says.

Students from across the University of Iowa campus collaborate to put together name, image, and likeness plans for Hawkeye student-athlete “clients.”

After an award-winning stint as a photographer with "The Daily Iowan" and the opportunity to document a historic women’s basketball tournament run, Grace Smith is continuing to pursue creative visual storytelling — and to photograph a favorite Iowa baller.

It was through his classes and professors at the University of Iowa that Ben Cooper discovered a love of neurobiology. It was through his work with Undergraduate Student Government that he found a love for working with people and advocating for them. These discoveries led to what he plans to do next with his life.