Mike Apicella really knows how to bring out the best in his fellow scientists. On Thursday, Oct. 4, Apicella, senior associate dean for scientific affairs and professor of microbiology, will be honored for his exceptional mentoring skills with the 2012 UI Carver College of Medicine’s Distinguished Mentor Award.

"A World of Citizens: Women, History, and the Vision of Linda K. Kerber," will take place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5-6, in the Senate Chambers of the Old Capitol. Kerber is professor emerita in the Department of History in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Meeting a rising star University of Iowa College of Nursing doctoral student Staja Booker is a national leader with research on aging, pain, and nursing.

University of Iowa College of Education Associate Dean Susan Lagos Lavenz says while the intent of No Child Left Behind was good, the implementation and interpretation leaves many people thinking there is too much emphasis on testing.

The University of Iowa College of Education will host a discussion on the importance of skillful instruction and teacher preparation in a talk Monday, Oct. 15. Deborah Loewenberg Ball, dean of the University of Michigan’s School of Education, will discuss “(How) Can all Children get Great Teaching?” at 10 a.m. in Jones Commons, Room N300 in the Lindquist Center.

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, recently approved plans to establish the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics as a statewide resource to promote personalized genomic clinical medicine, research, and education focused on medical and scientific advances around the human genome.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering will hold the second annual Richard L. Valentine Distinguished Lecture from 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, in Room W290 of the Chemistry Building on the UI Campus. The talk is free and open to the public. The subject will be the use of nanomaterials in detecting environmental contamination.

Some 250 participants, including a number of men,donned red high heels and marched to raise awareness about sexual violence during the University of Iowa Walk a Mile in her Shoes fund-raising event Sunday.

Student and faculty support, and a new student commons in the Boyd Law Building are among the priorities for the campaign, which has already raised $28 million.

Do you have an idea that advances cross-cultural understanding, strengthens positive inter-group relations, and promotes a welcoming learning environment? If so, then you're encouraged to apply for the 2012-13 University of Iowa Diversity Catalyst Seed Grants by Oct. 15 to help plant these ideas and help them grow.

Sandy Boyd, University of Iowa professor emeritus and former UI president, has divided loyalties and fond memories of a famous pig named Floyd.

Linda McGuire, with the University of Iowa College of Law, says that unpopular decisions are part of an independent court. Her comments are part of an NPR story on the battle underway in Iowa over whether or not a Supreme Court justice can keep his job.