The University of Iowa Mock Trial Program sent two teams to the Cedar Rapids Regional Tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 16 and 17. Teams 1481 and 1482 both competed and earned bids to the Opening Round Championship Series to be held in Saint Louis, Mo. March 15-17.

This year, the University of Iowa Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival will be Sunday, Sept. 29 as a kick-off to the week’s Homecoming events, creating a new fall tradition for a popular event that has traditionally been held during the spring semester for the past 22 years.

The Johnson County Crisis Center has begun training 12 University of Iowa international students to offer online Crisis Chat in Mandarin Chinese to students, and officials there say the implementation of this service will provide students with more resources when they seek help.

The University of Iowa is committed to a new, more robust partnership with the citizens of Iowa, state and local organizations and our sister universities, bringing all of our assets to bear on the challenges ahead.

University of Iowa chefs got to show their stuff Feb. 21 at a special event honoring Louis Szathmary, the late chef who donated his cookbook collection to the university.

The University of Iowa has unveiled its new diversity website, UI Diversity@Iowa, with enhanced navigation features and a more robust platform for stories, social media, images, and a comprehensive diversity calendar.

The BTN's (Big Ten Network's) new series LiveBIG turns its focus on the University of Iowa this week, showcasing an award-winning project that’s helping health care professionals diagnose potentially deadly conditions in infants.

Charles Connerly, director and professor of the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning, and Nicholas Benson will present the next installment of the PDH4L series in their talk, titled “Improving Iowa’s Sustainability Through University-Community Partnerships” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 in 1117 University Capitol Center (UCC) in, Conference Room A.

UI staff and the general public got the first major sneak peek of the designs of the new UI Children's Hospital facility, which opens in 2016.

The Better Futures for Iowans grant awarded to the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' Frank N. Magid Undergraduate Writing Center has launched a dynamic outreach initiative with the Iowa Youth Writing Project.

The annual UI spring job fair will held in the Iowa Memorial Union on Wednesday, Feb. 27, with representatives from 130 employers on hand.

The University of Iowa Swing Dance Club offers weekly workshops where participants can learn dances and music.