The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will present a lecture from UI professor emeritus Charles Hindes, “Wood-fire and Smoke-firing Aesthetics and Techniques,” at 6 p.m. Monday, March 24, in Room 1415 of Studio Arts Building.

University Communication and Marketing video services staff produces "The Iowa Now Minute," a new, 60-second roundup highlighting recent University of Iowa activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Friday in Iowa Now. Check out Iowa Now Minute 3/7/14.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free recital by the Clarinet Studio of UI faculty member Maurita Murphy Marx at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. The recital will feature solos, trios, and quartets from a repertoire that ranges from Bach to Brazilian music.

"The Fan Fiction Studies Reader," edited by Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse, is now available from the University of Iowa Press. An essential introduction to a rapidly growing field of study, "The Fan Fiction Studies Reader" gathers in one place the key foundational texts of the fan studies corpus, with a focus on fan fiction.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the University Band and Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 10, in the Iowa Memorial Union Ballroom.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free ensemble concert by Camerata and University Choir at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

UI researchers had subjects listen to, watch, and blindly touch a variety of everyday sounds, silent videos, and common objects, and found that after an hour, a day or a week, seeing and touching trumps listening when it comes to remembering.

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

The UI launched the Transforming Large Lectures Project with two classes in this spring semester, using technology both to help students prepare for class and to allow for more interaction among students and between students and the professor.

The University of Iowa Museum of Art hasn't stopped growing since losing its home along the river in 2008; today, the museum owns some 14,000 pieces—about 10 percent more than it had when UI evacuated paintings and sculptures just hours ahead of rising floodwater.

As construction on the University of Iowa’s first new residence hall in over 40 years progresses on west side of the river, Old Gold reflects on the origins of Quadrangle, the new hall’s neighbor to the north.

The 2014 Provost’s Global Forum at the University of Iowa, “Child Protection: A Global Responsibility,” will address the global and local impact of child abuse and neglect through several events that are free and open to the public March 26-28 on the UI campus.