Teachers at McKinley Middle School in Cedar Rapids are among many Iowa educators who are developing new lesson plans from the flood of 2008, partnering with the UI College of Education as part of the Living with Floods Project.

June 9, a vibrant stream of marchers took the streets of downtown Iowa City, bringing a taste of island, Latin American, and global urban tradition to the annual Iowa Arts Festival.

Joann (Jo) Eland, UI College of Nursing associate professor, took a group of 18 students to India this past academic year, where she taught a three-week course titled "Hospice, Pain, and Palliative Care."

UI International Writing Program Director Christopher Merrill was one of four American authors who recently returned from a 10-day reading tour through Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

If you’ve been on the east side of campus any time in the last month, no doubt you’ve noticed the ongoing utility construction work impacting Burlington, Madison, and Court Streets and changing normal traffic flow near the UI Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

With fickle weather on the horizon, including a soggy system forecast for the area over the next few weeks, Johnson County officials are encouraging the University of Iowa and municipalities to keep flood protection measures in place for the foreseeable future.

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Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

University of Iowa officials say they’re keeping a close eye on current forecasts for potentially heavy rain over the weekend and next week, but for now they say current flood protection measures are working as intended.

UI anthropology professor Russell Ciochon talks about a study he co-authored which describes a six-foot lizard that roamed South East Asia from 36 to 40 years million years ago and that has been named after The Doors' singer Jim Morrison.

On June 9, Loyce Arthur, associate professor of theatre arts in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will realize her dream of bringing Carnaval to Iowa City.

Former U.S. Congressman Jim Leach has been appointed a visiting professor of law and the University of Iowa Chair in Public Affairs, UI President Sally Mason announced at the Board of Regents meeting Wednesday.