A University of Iowa summit on April 15th — which will examine the personal journeys of veterans and their families —will challenge students to rethink how leadership is defined, what it means to lead by example and how mental attitude can overcome adversity.

"Iowa Now Minute" is a 60-second roundup highlighting recent UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Thursday.

Listen to Iowa Law Professor Lea VanderVelde discusses the tort of seduction and the history of women in the workforce.

Kasra Zarei, a University of Iowa sophomore from Coralville, has received a 2015 Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate award for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. UI junior and Clive native Alexandra Bartlett received an honorable mention.

The University of Iowa Mobile Museum unveiled a new look inside and out during a special visit to Lucas Elementary School in Iowa City on April 7, the first of many visits the museum will make across the state.

The University of Iowa Department of Dance is pleased to present an MFA Thesis Concert, “The Remedy: A MOVEment MoveMENT,” featuring the work of Duane Lee Holland Jr. and Maurice Watson, at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18, in Space Place Theater.

A new study from the University of Iowa suggests managers can improve their work teams’ performances by focusing their motivation efforts on that “extra miler” instead of trying to motivate everyone equally.

The University of Iowa will be tobacco-free on campus beginning this August. The university announced on Tuesday that it will adopt a tobacco-free policy that will prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes, chewing or smokeless tobacco, hookahs, and other nicotine-delivery devices on the UI campus.

University of Iowa student Erin Maier has expanded her personal field of study from the globe to the universe, switching from International Studies and Chinese to Astronomy and Physics. Maier is one of 131 UI students presenting research Wednesday, April 8 at the UI Spring Undergraduate Research Fair .

The March Madness of intercollegiate debate competitions is taking place in the Iowa City area as the University of Iowa hosts the 69th annual National Debate Tournament Championship.

Two-time AP All-American Samantha Logic of the University of Iowa has been selected as the 2014-15 Senior CLASS Award winner in NCAA Division I women’s basketball.

In coordination with Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the University of Iowa Police Department is promoting a sexual assault response guarantee for survivors.