Nonfiction Writing Program faculty member John D'Agata's new book addresses the question: What are the limits of literary license?

Critics have difficulty labeling what University of Iowa School of Music alumnus Rinde Eckert does, but they agree that he does it very well. Recording Academy voters concurred this year, awarding him and the chamber ensemble eighth blackbird a Grammy for Best Small Ensemble Performance.

UI astronomer Steven Spangler says solar storms can result in "funky readings" on GPS.

Writers' Workshop alumnus Josh Rolnick, winner of the John Simmons Short Fiction Award from the UI Press, writes about the schvitz. The schvitz?

Political scientist Tim Hagle says Gingrich is holding on in the GOP nomination race, hoping for an unlikely comeback.

Iowa Writers' Workshop faculty member Marilynne Robinson's new essay collection, When I was a Child I Read Books, is reviewed and recommended: "They're enlightening and a pleasure to read."

New species may encourage a chain reaction of biodiversity. University of Iowa assistant professor of biology Andrew Forbes has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the origins of biodiversity.

Enterprise zones have raised property owners' fears of eminent domain. UI's Colin Gordon says the fears are understandable, but do not flow directly from enterprise zones.

UI senior Peige Zhou studies biomedical engineering, plays in the symphony, and spends weekends juggling on the Pentacrest. She encourages other students to find a similar mix of interests in this profile from the Office of Admissions.

Could Honest Abe survive in today's political climate?

Community activist, MacArthur Fellow, and author Bill Strickland will visit the University of Iowa and Iowa City community April 2 and 3.

Orrin W. Robinson III, Professor of German Studies at Stanford University, will present “White as Snow, Red as Blood: Girls and Women in the Grimms’ Fairy Tales,” at 6 p.m., Monday, March 19, in the South Room of the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU).