Chemicals such as phosphine gas, used to control pests, can also be a hazard in bins—particularly at harvest time—according to Kelley Donham, director of the UI's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, in a story on the risks grain bins pose to farmers.

University of Iowa law students are spending their spring break this week in Des Moines with leaders from the Iowa legislature, governor's office, and judiciary to see how state government works up close.

The Senior Project connects high school students with area seniors. Their work together will result in written portraits of new friends made across the generations.

The University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums offer exhibits and tours to enjoy the week of March 17. Old Capitol Museum is open normal hours through Thursday, March 21, and closes Friday, March 22, for the National History Day Competition. The UI Museum of Natural History is open normal hours all week.

Brian Kaskie, associate director for public policy at the UI’s Center on Aging, says that some people find it necessary to work to make ends meet or just to live their retirement years in the fullest possible way in a story on the growing number of retirees continuing to work.

Elise Fillpot, a UI College of Education alumna, created an innovative social studies curriculum called Bringing History Home, designed to invigorate history education at the elementary level and provide a model to teach children to engage with historical photography and documents.

Natalya Hutchinson was among the 137 medical students in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine who found out where they will serve their residencies during Match Day 2013.

Some University of Iowa students are opting for alternative, or service-learning, spring breaks including public health work in Memphis, Tenn., according to Paul Mintner with the UI Center for Student Involvement and Leadership. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

The people of Iowa understand the necessity of living with floods. A series of statewide events called “Living with Floods” will recognize the resiliency of Iowans in the face of flooding and includes a free community forum Thursday, March 21, at Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S. Gaines St. in Davenport.

Fourth-year students in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine today took part in Match Day, the annual event where medical students nationwide learn where they will begin their medical residency training following graduation

Cadet Ryan Wilson, a UI senior, was recently ranked as the No. 16 cadet among 5,600 in the country by the U.S. Army Cadet Command. Wilson is the battalion commander of the UI Reserve Officers' Training Corps, the highest position in the program.

The Midwest is home to some of the largest refugee communities in the country, and Iowa has been instrumental in creating the modern refugee resettlement system. But who is a refugee, and what distinguishes refugees from immigrants? Learn more at a free UI Provost's Global Forum, "Refugees in the Heartland," April 4-7.