The twin RBSP satellites will study the Van Allen radiation belts, discovered by UI physicist James A. Van Allen in 1958.

Baritone saxophonist Adam Schroeder will be accompanied by University of Iowa jazz faculty for a concert of music honoring the legendary Pepper Adams at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, in the Mill Restaurant in downtown Iowa City.

University of Iowa student and Iraq war vet Greg Whalen is the clubhouse manager for the Cedar Rapids Kernels' baseball team.

Kansas University has chosen Eula Biss’ collection of essays, “Notes From No Man’s Land,” as its inaugural "common book." Biss, an alumna of the UI Nonfiction Writing Program, won the National Book Critics Circle Award for the collection.

University of Iowa Theatre will hold its fall auditions Aug. 23-26, welcoming anyone to read for more than 80 roles in a dozen productions.

Researchers at the University of Iowa have pinpointed for the first time the area in the human brain where doubt arises. The finding helps explain why older people, as well as others with damage to a specific brain region, are more prone to fall victim to deception and scams. Results published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience.

The Poetry Foundation and Poetry magazine have announced the winners of eight awards for contributions to Poetry over the past year, including two poets with ties to the University of Iowa.

University of Iowa political science professor Tim Hagle comments on how Iowans feel about Mitt Romney in a story on the role Iowa has played in launching and now potentially sinking President Barack Obama.

A group of University of Iowa professors and local media professionals traveled to Turkey to learn about Turkish media and culture in the hope of building further relationships with educational institutions and media entities in that country.

Perlmutter offers Ph.D.s advice on making the most of a tight job market in higher education.

A free concert featuring University of Iowa faculty cellist Anthony Arnone and seven other musicians will open the 2012-13 performance season of the UI School of Music Monday, Aug. 26, in the Riverside Recital Hall.

English alumna Cathryn Sloane writes about the TV series The Newsroom.