March is commonly known as "March Madness" on the hardwood, but it's also "National Athletic Training Month," which is a month used by those in athletic training to promote the profession.

The University of Iowa has several experts available to comment on the crisis in Ukraine, from political to social to economic impacts.

University of Iowa students participating in the Recreation and Sport Business track traveled to Chicago on Feb. 13 for an educational field trip.

Ed Wasserman runs the Comparative Cognition Laboratory at the University of Iowa and is world renowned for his work in animal intelligence, including proving that pigeons recognize individual human faces.

Avid cyclist and University of Iowa art professor Steve McGuire teaches students how to make bicycles as artistic expression.

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus Daniel Alarcón is one of five finalists for the 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, America's largest peer-juried prize for fiction. Alarcón is nominated for "At Night We Walk in Circles," published by Riverhead Books.

State Rep. Dave Jacoby will partner with the State Hygienic Lab at the UI to advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. As the Hygienic Lab's new Environmental and Public Health ambassador, Jacoby will promote STEM initiatives through the honorary position.

Eleven University of Iowa College of Education students gained a new perspective on how education policy decisions are made at the top levels thanks to a recent visit to the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

The University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums will celebrate its latest exhibit, "Poe: A Wilderness of Mirrors," with a night of storytelling and snacks at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at the Old Capitol Museum.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by Kantorei, the University of Iowa's premier choral ensemble, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Patrick Earl Hammie will discuss his recent project, "Significant Other," at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in Room 116 of Art Building West on the University of Iowa campus. The free, public event is sponsored by the UI School of Art and Art History.

The University of Iowa Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) will conduct a training exercise from 3:30 to 5:45 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at the Ashton Cross Country Course, adjacent to the Hawkeye Commuter parking lot, weather permitting.