Hundreds of middle schoolers visited the UI Thursday as part of the African American Awareness Program in Cedar Rapids schools, which is designed to show kids what it's like to go to college.

University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and the general public are invited to view a traveling exhibit commemorating a German student movement that urged nonviolent resistance to the Nazi government in 1942-43. The exhibit is on display May 2-30 in the College of Public Health Building.

The University of Iowa College of Law and Morningside College of Sioux City have entered into an agreement that will allow undergraduate students at Morningside to earn both their bachelor’s and law degrees in six years.

Now in week seven of the 10-week Phase 1 TIER project, Deloitte is working to schedule follow-up visits to the campuses to meet with the presidents and other campus representatives. Deloitte plans to visit Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa during the week of May 5, and the University of Iowa during the week of May 12.

Gifts and grants is a roundup of research grants obtained by University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students that spans the spectrum of disciplines—from science and social science to the art and humanities—that will be published in Iowa Now on a regular basis.

University of Iowa law professor Lea VanderVelde will lecture about the infamous Dred Scot decision today, Thursday, May 1, when she speaks in the chambers of the United States Supreme Court.

The UI Mobile Museum spreads education from Iowa City to the rest of the state: “It’s really not reasonable to expect people to drive six hours to us--we have to go to them,” says Dan Reed, vice president for research and economic development.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by UI horn studio students at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall.

Members of the media are invited to a University of Iowa Biomass Fuel Project planting field day Wednesday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3590 Highway 1, S.W. in Iowa City, 0.5 miles west of Menards.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the UI Women’s Chorale and Camerata at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, in the Iowa Memorial Union Ballroom.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free trumpet studio recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. The recital will feature all the students in the trumpet studio on solo works with piano.

A group of University of Iowa students is helping to determine the best development options for a piece of land in Mt. Pleasant located near the intersection of two heavily-trafficked highways.