Linda Maxson will step down as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the end of this fiscal year. A celebration of Maxson's 15 years as CLAS dean will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Monday, April 23, on the Pentacrest in front of Old Capitol.

'Office' actor B.J. Novak will perform stand-up comedy at 10 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.

Mystery writer Ridley Pearson, science writer Carl Zimmer, and novelist Laura Moriarty are among a rich lineup of writers who will take part in the Iowa City Book Festival this summer, the University of Iowa Libraries announced today.

Leah Price, professor of English and chair of history and literature at Harvard University, will discuss force-reading in Victorian Britain at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19.

RiverFest is raging through Iowa City April 22-29 with its annual pre-finals spring rush of music, art, and more. Highlights include performances by noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells and rock band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, as well as a weekend of theme parties in the Iowa Memorial Union.

The Iowa City Book Festival will announce this summer’s author lineup at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 18 in a special media event in the Old Capitol Museum Senate Chamber. Several local authors slated to participate in this summer’s festival will be available to the media during this event, including Larry Baker and Zach Wahls.

Lecture will look at the intertwined economic fortunes of Postville, Iowa, and El Rosario, Guatemala after the May 2008 immigration raid on a Postville meatpacking facility.

Improving opportunities for women to obtain higher-paying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers will be the subject of a free, public talk from 5 to 6 p.m., Thursday, April 19, at T-Spoons, located at the corner of Linn and Market streets.

Greek Week is an annual celebration of and for all 40 of Iowa’s sororities and fraternities. This year, the community is shining a spotlight on its growing number of culturally based groups as it wraps up the week with the NPHC Stroll Competition at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 21.

The first Phil's Day celebration—part of the UI Foundation's student-focused Phil Was Here campaign—showcases the ways in which donor support creates a stronger university.

Specialists in the UI Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery will offer free screenings for oral, head and neck cancer from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, April 25, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

United States Poet Laureate Philip Levine will give the keynote address at the sixth annual writing conference presented by the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.