A UI undergraduate student and his UI colleagues have discovered one way in which the bubble of electrically charged particles around Saturn, also known as Saturn's magnetosphere, changes with the planet's seasons. The finding could change how we view the Earth's magnetosphere. Results appear in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Story
Rodney Ewing, an academic and longtime campaigner for a cautious, sensible approach to nuclear waste disposal, will speak at the University of Iowa at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2. Ewing’s talk, to be held in Room W151 in the Pappajohn Business Building, comes amid conflicting views on the role of nuclear energy in a so-called green economy, balanced with the safety of reactors and the safe storage of nuclear waste. Story
Robin Hemley, director of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program, will read from "Nola: A Memoir of Faith, Art, and Madness," at 7 p.m. Friday, May 10, 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. Story
Loren Glass, professor in the University of Iowa Department of English, will read from his new book, "Counterculture Colophon: Grove Press, the Evergreen Review, and the Incorporation of the Avant-Garde," at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. Story
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Matthew Lavin will present “Digital Biographies of Books: Death Comes for the Archbishop as a Case Study” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2 for the next lecture in the PDH4L series. The talk is free and open to the public. Story
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding, a graduate and former teacher at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House. Story
The University of Iowa Department of Dance will present an undergraduate dance concert at 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, May 9-11 in Space Place Theater of North Hall. Story
The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will host ArtsFest from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the Studio Arts Building at 1375 Highway 1 West in Iowa City. ArtsFest is a free, interactive art experience that will feature artwork by UI students, as well as demonstrations and hands–on opportunities in studio art and art history. Story
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free concert by the University and Concert Bands at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 6, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union. Story
