A swollen Iowa River is making travel to campus more difficult, but all activities at the Levitt Center for University Advancement June 7-9 will go on as scheduled.

Loyce Arthur, UI theater arts associate professor, is working with the community to create costumes and props for a Carnaval Parade Sunday, June 9, that begins at 9:45 a.m. downtown as part of the Iowa Arts Festival. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Daniel Tranel, UI neurology professor and director of the Iowa Neurological Patient Registry—a unique Iowa registry that tracks patient who've experience brain damage, talks brain science with River to River host Ben Kieffer.

John P. Culshaw, senior associate dean of libraries at the University of Colorado, Boulder, has been named university librarian for the University of Iowa, effective Aug. 1.

A relatively dry weekend gave contractors and University of Iowa facilities crews a well deserved break Sunday after scurrying last week to put into place seven miles of HESCO barriers and other flood-protection measures around the campus.

By the end of the day Saturday University of Iowa officials hope to have most of the planned flood protection measures along the Iowa River in place to address current high water projections.

Frequently asked questions regarding the 2013 flood.

The University of Iowa completed flood protection efforts around Mayflower Residence Hall Friday morning and is on track to close Theater Building and the Museum of Art building, which houses a portion of the School of Music, by the end of the day.

Witold Krajewski, director of the Iowa Flood Center, says the University of Iowa center is in the middle of a five-year project to develop flood inundation maps for the entire state, providing one-stop shopping for the public.

Two University of Iowa business professors have been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop new models to help businesses improve workforce development and employee training.

A new film from the University of Iowa Center for the Book reveals important findings about historical papermaking processes. The 10-minute documentary shows UI Associate Professor Tim Barrett and his graduate student co-workers experimenting with centuries-old methods to answer current questions about paper quality, conservation, and aesthetics.

The University of Iowa continued putting protective measures in place Thursday as rainfall predictions and planned releases from the Coralville reservoir are expected to push the Iowa River beyond its banks in Iowa City by early next week.