Ed Dove, UI professor of biomedical engineering, is working with UI and Kirkwood Community College officials to establish the UI as the Project Lead the Way biomedical curriculum affiliate for Iowa, allowing Iowa teachers to learn the curriculum locally, rather than out of state.

Eben Alexander will talk about his New York Times best-selling book, "Proof of Heaven," at noon Tuesday, Nov. 19, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Kate Lebo will read from her debut collection, "A Commonplace Book of Pie," at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Nearly 6,000 flags flutter in a slight breeze as part of the display on the west side of the University of Iowa Pentacrest as part of the University of Iowa's Veteran Vitality celebration. The UI is flipping the traditionally somber tone of Veterans Day on its head and returning to its original upbeat, celebratory feel with a Hawaiian celebration.

You might think it was Dan Gable who drew Travis Taylor to the University of Iowa. But it wasn't. The first-ever state wrestling champ in his hometown of Callendar, Iowa, became a Hawkeye after breaking his neck in a tragic accident, coming to the UI for health care expertise.

Internationally renowned Darwin biographer James Moore will describe the manuscripts, unpublished family correspondence, notebooks, diaries, and ship logs that show abolitionism had deep roots in Darwin’s family. His lecture will take place at 5 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol Museum on the University of Iowa campus.

The UI Tippie College of Business now offers a “one and done" application for which prospective students submit their paperwork ahead of time, then spend a day getting to know the campus; the admissions committee then meets, and the next day the student has an admission or rejection.

On the west lawn of the University of Iowa Pentacrest, a giant letter "I" signifies not only the sacrifices, but also a celebration of veterans, which helps return the Veterans Day holiday to its celebratory roots, says UI Military and Veteran Education Specialist Allen Roberts.

Robert Cargill, UI assistant professor of classics and religious studies, has appeared as a biblical authority in nearly 15 documentaries and TV programs, including a six-part documentary called “Bible Secrets Revealed” that will begin airing Wednesday on the History Channel. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Dale Fisher, education curator at the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will present a talk from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Old Capitol Museum in conjunction with the current exhibit, “Cultures in Clay: Puebloan Vessels at the University of Iowa.” The exhibit, curated by UI anthropology professor Margaret Beck, is on display through Dec. 29.

Students can earn both an undergraduate and a graduate degree in five years through a new combined degree program offered by the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

Once again, the University of Iowa W-2 forms will be available on the Human Resources Self Service website.