Even with basketball season in full swing, University of Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery continues to help with cancer awareness and fundraising for cancer research.

Prime numbers, used in data encryption, are the focus of a free, public lecture to be delivered by Yitang Zhang, professor of mathematics at the University of New Hampshire, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Room 101, Biology Building East, northeast corner of Iowa and Dubuque streets in Iowa City.

The University of Iowa will host the Samuel L. Becker Memorial Conference Feb. 27 through March 1 and kick off a public Community Conversations series March 1 to honor the life and work of the noted communications scholar and distinguished professor emeritus.

A physicist and a pitcher talk about the beauty of a breaking ball.

Distracted driving is a public health and safety issue. That’s what legislators heard last week from professor Shaun Vecera, a psychologist at the University of Iowa who does research on distraction.

The University of Iowa’s premier touring repertory company, Dancers in Company, splashes onto campus with its hugely popular home concert at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 27-March 1, in Space Place Theater, 101 North Hall.

University of Iowa aging experts are working with Iowa City officials to assess needs for senior services as the city's population ages.

A website ranking of the best online Bachelor's of Business Management degree programs ranks the program offered by the Tippie College of Business as among the 20 best such programs in the country.

University of Iowa Children’s Hospital is calling on all young artists for help in a new project launching this spring.

University of Iowa leaders will celebrate the completion of the Learning Commons, a tech-infused, comfortable, flexible study space with a one-stop academic help center in the UI Main Library.

Marizen Ramirez, University of Iowa associate professor of occupational and environmental health, has been approved for an estimated funding award of $1.7 million by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study how parents can help their children recover emotionally and socially from traumatic injuries.

Hancher is presenting the Jupiter String Quartet in collaboration with the University of Iowa’s String Quartet Residency Program Feb. 28 at the Riverside Recital Hall in Iowa City.