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.

The University of Iowa has begun making progress toward meeting the goals of the Six-Point Plan to Combat Sexual Assault announced by UI President Sally Mason Friday afternoon.

New research out of the University of Iowa, published in PLOS One, suggests that those moments when we forget something we were told are particularly human—that people’s memory for things they hear is just not that great.

Ninety-one percent of University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business faculty and staff contributed to For Iowa. Forever More: The Campaign for the University of Iowa through We Are Phil.

UI finance professor Art Durnev, who studies the intersection of foreign affairs and finance, notes that major corporations with stakes in Russia and Ukraine have seen stock prices drop: "We are facing this absolutely tremendous economic uncertainty in that part of the world," he says.

The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will present a public lecture by artist Brigitte Martin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Room 116 of Art Building West.