On Wednesday, April 25, President Barack Obama will visit the University of Iowa to speak about college affordability. On Monday, April 23, students began lining up at 6 a.m. to claim tickets to the event.

Hancher and Working Group Theatre have added a fifth show of Mayberry. Tickets are now available for a performance on Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m. at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City.

The inflatable "Bubble" training facility attached to the Hayden Fry Football Complex had its last gasp on Friday, April 20, deflated after 27 years of use by several UI athletics teams, primarily the football squad. A new building will reside on the Kenyon Football Practice Facility.

Dane Pratt started out washing dishes and taking out the trash in a research lab in the UI Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. Now, he's designing and conducting cutting-edge pain research.

President Obama will speak at the University of Iowa Field House Wednesday. The event will begin around 1 p.m., and doors open at 10 a.m. Tickets to the free event are required and will be available at the University Box Office in the Iowa Memorial Union starting at noon Monday, April 23.

Michael Appel and Emma Hashman are the new president and vice president of the Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students (ECGPS). Natalie Virden is the executive officer.

President Barack Obama last visited the University of Iowa campus in March 2010, delivering a speech on health care reform and the health insurance legislation recently signed into law.

President Barack Obama will emphasize the need to keep higher education within reach when he visits the University of Iowa campus April 25. It’s a focus familiar to UI leaders, who've made affordable, accessible education a top priority.

The White House issued a news release today confirming that President Barack Obama will visit the University of Iowa campus Wednesday, April 25.

What you need to know if you're attending today's speech, following it online, or simply navigating campus.

April isn’t just Earth Month and Riverfest—it’s also Financial Literacy Awareness Month. Activities and resources for increasing one's financial literacy are available on campus for students, faculty, and staff.

University of Iowa Police received two reports Wednesday, April 18 of attempted robberies of people carrying cell phones on the east side of the UI campus.