George Horace Gallup came up with the idea of doing a more sophisticated poll while lecturing in journalism at the University of Iowa and studying for his Ph.D. Story from: The New Yorker
Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus Jason Lewis will read from his first novel, "The Fourteenth Colony," and play music as part of a free event at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Times Club Café of Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. Story
Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus Nick Twemlow and Joel Craig will read from their poetry at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, 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
For many Americans, the Qur'an is difficult to read, its organization obscure, its messages cryptic or even threatening. Professor Carl W. Ernst will discuss strategies for making sense of the Qur'an's complex text during a series of events Nov. 1-2. Story
Jane Gilmor, graduate of the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, will sign copies of the new catalog of her work, "I'll Be Back for the Cat," from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Times Club Café in Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. Story
Cambus started modestly on Jan. 24, 1972, with a rented six-bus fleet. Forty years later, the campus bus service operates 18 regular routes and gives nearly 4 million rides a year. Story
University of Iowa computer science associate professor Doug Jones, author of the new book Broken Ballots, lifts the curtain on the dirty secrets of the polling booth.
Story from: Iowa Alumni Magazine
Hancher will present Brian Stokes Mitchell, a Tony Award-winning actor and vocalist—and Glee guest star—on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Event Center. Story
The Gerdin family of Solon, Iowa, has made a $12 million gift commitment to the University of Iowa to support the new UI Children’s Hospital. The gift, from the Gerdin Family Foundation, is the largest to date for the Children's Hospital's $50 million building campaign. Story
University of Iowa President Sally Mason says she hopes to see an increase in good sportsmanship, not only for Saturday's football game against Penn State, but for the rest of the season.
Story from: The Daily Iowan
