Influential multi-instrumentalist and composer Peter Apfelbaum, founder of the Hieroglyphics Ensemble, will be a special guest soloist in a free concert by the University of Iowa's Johnson County Landmark big band at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13, in the Englert Theater.

New works from the University of Iowa Composers Workshop will be presented in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15, in the Riverside Recital Hall.

The Latin Jazz Ensemble of the University of Iowa School of Music will be joined by guest artists Rich Medd, trombone, and John Lorenz, bata, in a free concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, in the Riverside Recital Hall.

How is science fiction film imagined outside of the U.S.? Find out at Visions of the Future, a global science fiction film conference.

When sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett studied at the UI, Grant Wood told her to depict what she knew. She became world famous for her dignified portrayals of African-American and Mexican women.

Mauricio Lasansky, who led the UI printmaking area in the School of Art and Art History to international prominence, died April 2 at the age of 97. His work, including his famous "Nazi Drawings," is featured in the collections of virtually every major art museum in the United States and Europe.

University of Iowa sociologist Mary Noonan's research found that long-term breastfeeding entails an economic cost to women, in the form of decreased earnings.

Three faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been appointed as named professors and fellows.

MusicIC 2012, Iowa City’s summer classical music festival, returns for a second year with a week-long series of concerts and other events June 10-16. This year’s festival includes more musicians, a concert and scavenger hunt for families, and an ambitious attempt to theatricalize one of the concerts.

The University of Iowa Center for New Music will host the Third Annual Composition Festival, an event of the Exchange of Midwestern Collegiate Composers (EMCC), with four free public concerts Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14.

UI political scientist Tim Hagle assesses the impact of the "Obama factor," on politicians running for public office in 2012.

UI religious studies professor Ahmed Souaiaia writes about Obama's attempts to communicate directly with the Iranian people.