The University of Iowa is flipping the traditionally somber tone of Veterans Day on its head and returning to its original upbeat, celebratory feel with a Hawaiian celebration. Veteran Vitality 2013 will be Monday, Nov. 11, and includes a 6,000-flag display, a kickoff celebration, a series of panels, and a luau.

UI law professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig shares her experience with race and college admissions in the context of recent court rulings on the topic.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering hosted a group of faculty members and administrators Oct. 21 from various universities in India.

One of the leading figures in jazz, Wycliffe Gordon will lead a hot band in two Club Hancher performances on Nov. 8—the earlier of which is already sold out.

Three professors in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Biology have been honored by the National Academy of Sciences for their work at the 2013 National Academies Northstar Summer Institute on Undergraduate Education in Biology held during July at the University of Minnesota.

This year, the UI College of Education celebrates the 40th anniversary of the college's home, the Linquist Center. Named in honor of E.F. Lindquist, the building is a legacy to the genius of the man who personifies the college's tagline, Leaders. Scholars. Innovators.

Two individuals—Mike Hoenig and Travis Taylor—will be honored for their contributions to creating awareness and support for those with disabilities at the University of Iowa Disability Celebration Thursday, Oct. 17, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the University Capitol Centre.

The Iowa City VA Health Care System and the University of Iowa have collaborated on a project to improve veterans' access to VA mental health care and awareness of UI resources available to veterans on campus.

A delegation of 10 central administrators from an elite Russian university is visiting the University of Iowa with a major goal. The distinguished group has been charged by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science to become a top-100 international research university by 2020.

See the PERSON, NOT the disability" is the theme of the University of Iowa Disability Awareness T-shirt Campaign, one of several initiatives and activities planned as part of October, National Disability Awareness Month.

When Matthew Beck, an elementary school counselor in Erie, Ill., dove in to create a welcoming, safe environment for all kids when he observed students using words like "gay" in a derogatory way, the issue went from inside the building all the way to CNN and a national award for Beck.

The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights will host a community-based, humanitarian aid summit for Syria Tuesday Oct. 15, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Jones Commons, Room 300 in Lindquist Center North on the UI campus.

In 1951, cells from cancer patient Henrietta Lacks were used in research without her consent. Those cells, called HeLa, have contributed to many medical breakthroughs, along with raising questions about science, ethics, and privacy. Two members of the Lacks family will give talks in Iowa City on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Fourteen staff members at the University of Iowa received 2013 awards for excellence presented by the UI Staff Council.

Several thousand people converged on Hubbard Park Sunday, Sept. 29th for the UI 23rd annual Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival.

The University of Iowa campus will be full of activities next week when UI Homecoming 2013 festivities begin on Sunday, Sept. 29. This year's theme is "Countless Hawkeyes, One Spirit."

UI student Meghan Ryan will share her Irish heritage and culture through her performance with the Champagne Academy of Irish Dance at the Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival this Sunday, Sept. 29, held for the first time in Hubbard Park and as the kickoff to Homecoming 2013.

A Tippie College of Business economist's study shows that more than half of slaves shipped to western territories before the Civil War were shipped by commercial traders, showing they were likely purchased at a young age and destroying their family connections.

Martha Redbone's rich musical heritage and hunger for new ideas leads to a modern sound grounded in tradition. Her Club Hancher performances provide an intimate opportunity to experience her music. Martha Redbone's Club Hancher concerts are set for Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at The Mill.

Participants are invited to register for the Iowa Regents Institutions 2013 Disability Awareness Summit Thursday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Suite 2520 of the University Capitol Centre in downtown Iowa City. The theme is "Tools for Change."