Professor Craig Rodger has received a Fulbright Award to allow him to spend ''a whole lot of time'' with some of the world's top space scientists at the University of Iowa studying the loss of electrons from the Van Allen radiation belt into the atmosphere.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will present "Makeover," a new musical freely inspired by the lives of entrepreneurs Estée Lauder and Mary Kay, as its Iowa Partnership in the Arts production for the 2013-14 season. This work premieres at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in the David Thayer Theatre of the UI Theatre Building.

With state funding all but certain, hopes are high for a new University of Iowa College of Pharmacy building—which is in the planning stages—to replace the current structure.

Join the award-winning Iowa Percussion for a look at the art of creating music during a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, in the UI’s Riverside Recital Hall. The UI’s Arts Share and the Community Foundation of Johnson County are the sponsors of this annual concert.

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Chinelo Okparanta will read from her debut story collection centered on Nigerian women, "Happiness, Like Water," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City.

Naturally 7 has risen to prominence while touring extensively with Michael Bublé. But make no mistake: This group has headliner power in its own right. The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Naturally 7 on Friday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

From study abroad endeavors to international research and outreach, the UI International Programs (IP) annual report provides information on IP as well as an overview of the past year's activities, research, events, statistics, student and faculty achievements, photos, and more.

"Stalking: Know It. Name. It. Stop It." is the theme of an awareness campaign launched by the University of Iowa Anti-Violence Coalition in collaboration with a number of stakeholders running January through mid February.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with the cast of The Second City comedy troupe at a UI Alumni Association event at Iowa City's Englert Theatre.

On the morning of Jan. 25 University of Iowa Police received a report from a student that the individual was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance at a residence hall. The case is currently under investigation.

A University of Iowa phonetics website that has become an incredibly popular English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching tool is now available as a mobile application for iOS and Android.

Until cars can drive themselves, drivers will find themselves benefiting from advanced safety information systems, some of which are just around the corner and being studied by researchers such as University of Iowa's Mark Schall, a doctoral student in the UI College of Engineering.