2013.04.23 | By University Communication and Marketing | 11:34 AM
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Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumni Lauren Shapiro and Kevin González will read from their work at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 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
University of Iowa alumus Aaron Schaechterle and UI graduate student Duncan Mackie, who was part of a College of Pharmacy delegation in Boston for a conference, were among those sharing their reactions in a story about the arrest of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect.
Story from: Des Moines Register
Bennett Sims, graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will read from "A Questionable Shape" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, 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
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumna Erica Bernheim and Chris Dombrowski will read from their poetry at 7 p.m. Monday, April 29, 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
Through federally approved tours, the UI Alumni Association helps travelers explore the cultural, literary, artistic, and historic riches of Cuba. Story
UI alumnus Roby Miller developed a business, TelePharm, that serves those in rural communities who need medications but who do not have access to a pharmacist due to the trend of more pharmacies in small rural communities closing.
Story from: Corridor Business Journal
The University of Iowa Alumni Association is hosting a Lifelong Learning event, "Second Amendment and Mental Health Issues Discussion,” Wednesday, April 24, at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque. Though it is free and open to the public, registration is required by noon Wednesday, April 17. Story
The annual Latin dance event Gusto Latino will return to the University of Iowa Friday, April 19, for a night of dance lessons, live music by Salsa Vibe, and food. Story
At the heart of a newly designated historic district in Iowa City stands Stuit Hall, which once housed university hospital patients and later became home to art studies. The building now serves as a hub for the clinical psychology program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Story
