The University of Iowa will celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide by recognizing International Education Week 2012 through several events and activities on the UI campus.

A recent study by University of Iowa scientists published in Developmental Psychology shows certain kinds of variation in words may help early readers learn better.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Regan Good will read from "The Atlantic House" at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

The University of Iowa Center for New Music, part of the UI School of Music, will present a free concert featuring guest violinist Wolfgang David and pianist/Center for New Music director David Gompper at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, in the Senate Chamber of Old Capitol on the UI campus.

How do you recover from a natural disaster like Hurricane Sandy, which is estimated to have caused billions of dollars in economic losses, as well as emotional damages from the rising death toll? An upcoming UI workshop will examine several recent worldwide disasters in an attempt to answer that question.

A University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll released Wednesday indicates a much tighter race in Iowa, with President Barack Obama having a slight edge, with 42.7 percent of all respondents indicating they would vote for him and 41 percent indicating they would vote for Gov. Mitt Romney.

Many educators have long believed that when words differ on only one sound, early readers can learn the rules of phonics by focusing on what is different between the words. Scientists at the University of Iowa are turning that thinking on its head. A recent study shows certain kinds of variation in words may help early readers learn better.

A slim majority of Iowa voters are poised to vote to retain Justice David Wiggins on the State’s Supreme Court this Nov. 6, but with nearly one in five voters still undecided, the final outcome is still in question according to a University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll released today.

With the presidential election less than one week away, it’s still a close race in Iowa, a key swing state, according to a University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll released today.

Seven Russian educators visiting the University of Iowa campus are exploring best practices in student services and the vital role of extracurricular activities at the UI.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus John Smolens will read from his new book, "Quarantine," at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Christine Rutledge, professor of viola in the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free program, “Back to Bach,” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. She will be joined by fellow School of Music faculty member Gregory Hand on harpsichord.