Capt. James Yee will speak on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, about his experiences as an Army chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at 7 p.m. in C20 Pomerantz Center on the University of Iowa campus. His talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled "Guantanamo: Justice and Human Rights."

The University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies will host an Obermann Afternoons Talk, “Integrating Public Health with Engineering to Improve Teen Driving Safety,” Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 4 p.m. in the Obermann Center.

Landon R.Y. Storrs, UI associate professor of history, writes that Bill de Blasio’s candidacy for New York City mayor presents an opportunity for Americans to confront the enduring legacy of the Red Scare—and to consider the possibility of escaping its shadow.

Blasting an algorithm that uses sentence length and vocabulary to determine books' reading levels, Blaine Greteman writes: "I’m an English professor, I live in Iowa City, a UNESCO City of Literature, but according to MetaMetrix my bookish hometown might as well go play patty cake."

Affluent girls residing in two-parent homes are much less likely to be sexually assaulted than other female youth, according to a new study conducted by University of Iowa School of Social Work professor Amy Butler.

Through dozens of student and teacher interviews over the summer, Iowa City's Working Group Theatre developed the plot for a new Hancher-commissioned play on bullying, which will debut in local junior highs this month, with the goal of answering one question: Can we make bullying not cool?

The University of Iowa is flipping the traditionally somber tone of Veterans Day on its head and returning to its original upbeat, celebratory feel with a Hawaiian celebration. Veteran Vitality 2013 will be Monday, Nov. 11, and includes a 6,000-flag display, a kickoff celebration, a series of panels, and a luau.

One lane of northbound traffic on U.S. Highway 6, from the C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory to Burlington Street, will be closed on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Classic characters, Broadway shows, unforgettable movies, indelible television roles—Lily Tomlin has done it all. She'll have the Hancher audience laughing at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Event Center.

Jeff Weld, who earned three degrees from the University of Iowa, was named recipient of the 2013 Yager Educational Accomplishment Honor, presented annually to the College of Education graduate who has demonstrated significant accomplishment or innovation in the K-12 setting. The award presentation will take place Tuesday, Nov. 19.

Peace is a tricky thing absent forgiveness, without one group of people willing to collectively forgive another group that has done horrible things to them. A new study co-authored by a University of Iowa researcher has found what its authors hope are the key elements to intergroup forgiveness.

The movie 12 Years A Slave is about a free man kidnapped into slavery before the Civil War who later sues his captors in court; UI law professor Lea VanderVelde studies "freedom suits," lawsuits brought by slaves against their masters seeking their freedom before the war.