The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present "It Gets Better," an anti-bullying production based on the video project of the same name, on Friday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge on the UI campus.

Anthony Arnone, associate professor of cello in the University of Iowa School of Music, will perform with pianist Martha Eckey, a UI School of Music alumna and current UI College of Pharmacy student, at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Science fiction comes to the stage: The Gallery series of the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will present The Stellification, a student production written by Bella Poynton and directed by Janet Schlapkohl, at 8 p.m., Thursday–Saturday, Oct. 18–20, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 21, in Theatre B of the UI Theatre Building.

A number of campus events over the next few weeks will reflect on the responsibilities of science and scientists to the broader culture, including an exhibit, "Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature," which runs through Nov. 2.

The University Club Newcomers Group will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 in the home of one of the members to learn about bread baking.

University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums and partners are celebrating National Archaeology Day with four days of lectures, activities, tours, and more Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 11-14

Jim Leach, current Chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities, will give a lecture at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13 in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol.

Mariángeles Soto-Díaz, an abstract artist from Latin America, is back on the UI campus after a 2011-12 residency. But she's back in a way that has never been done before. Her exhibition,"Never Underestimate a Monochrome," will be available solely online now through Jan. 31.

The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum will mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 with a special exhibition. "Conflict on the Iowa Frontier: Perspectives on the War of 1812" opens Thursday, Oct. 11, with a free public reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the museum.

The leadership of University of Iowa Health Care, joined by government officials, business leaders and other guests, will formally dedicate the state’s newest ambulatory care clinic in the Iowa River Landing development in Coralville on Friday, Oct. 5.

Composer David Lang’s University of Iowa homecoming will come a little later than it will for most alums. But it should be memorable both professionally and personally, as he returns for a Hancher performance of love fail on Oct. 11, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

“In This Moment: Women and Their Songs,” a recital program presented by Katherine Eberle, mezzo-soprano, will showcase the music of living female American musicians at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Riverside Recital Hall on the University of Iowa campus.