A proposed program would bring together UI medical, pharmaceutical, dental, and social-work students in an effort to make sure the homeless of Iowa City can have both a job and good health.

T. Geronimo Johnson, an alumnus of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will read from "Hold It ‘Til It Hurts," his debut novel, at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Prairie Lights Books.

Short-story writer Deborah Eisenberg, a former visiting faculty member in the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will return as a guest of the workshop to present a free reading at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Dey House.

University of Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus Andrew Porter set his debut novel in a land so rarely seen in literary fiction it's practically exotic: The streets and neighbors of inner-Loop Houston.

Hand hygiene among health care workers is critically important for preventing the spread of infections, but hectic worker schedules make manually tracking hygiene compliance difficult. A team of University of Iowa researchers has developed a remote tracking system to better monitor hand-washing habits.

The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, directed by William LaRue Jones, will be joined by School of Music faculty pianist Ksenia Nosikova when it opens its 2012-13 free-concert season with an all-Russian program Sept. 24.

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) welcomes its 2012 class of Alumni Fellows to campus this week. Each year, up to six CLAS alumni are honored as Alumni Fellows for their outstanding contributions to society, their professions, the college, and the University of Iowa.

Science fans and art lovers will enjoy an upcoming free UI Alumni Association event at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Registration closes Sept. 12.

Los Angeles-based artist Brian Bress, a visiting artist in the painting and drawing area of the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, will present a free lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in Room 116 of Art Building West.

As a "smokin' Buckle Bunny" in True Cowboy magazine, actress/activist Tanna Frederick, a University of Iowa theater arts and political science alumna, joins the quest to save the wild American mustangs.

University of Iowa assistant provost Beth Ingram explains the UI's new multidisciplinary major in environmental planning and policy.

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Jenny Zhang will be joined by Zach Schomburg to present a free poetry reading at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in Prairie Lights Books and on a Virtual Writing University live stream.