The Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) has a history of accurately forecasting election results, and like any financial exchange, there is always the risk someone will try to cheat the system for personal gain. But a pair of University of Iowa professors say the market is well guarded against manipulation.

Growing up in a low-income neighborhood near Santiago, Chile, UI College of Engineering alumnus Marcelo Mena-Carrasco recalls playing in a creek polluted with trash and wastewater. When he discovered a scorecard from his own family's card game in the trash, he had an epiphany—he might be part of the problem, but he could also be part of the solution.

Sherry Watt, a UI associate professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, was named a 2014 Diamond Honoree by the American College Personnel Association’s College Student Educators International Foundation. Watt is joined by College of Education alumni William Barratt and Becki Elkins who are also being recognized for their contributions.

A steam leak triggered a fire alarm in the University of Iowa Chemistry Building, 251 N. Capitol St., shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday, but no fire, damage or injuries were reported.

The University of Iowa will host scholar and lecturer Alexandre Dauge-Roth Monday, Nov. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in 315 Phillips Hall. Dauge-Roth will use documentary films to explore the voices of survivors and other topics related to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

The Memorial Honor Roll at the Iowa Memorial Union, which recognizes UI students and alumni who have given their lives in service to the nation as members of the armed forces, is now also accessible online.

Watch the University of Iowa's new campaign video with the theme "For Iowa. Forever More." This video brings the UI's fundraising priorities to life: educating UI students and ensuring a healthier and more sustainable world through scientific and medical discoveries.

The University of Iowa has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a leader in green power use and is ranked No. 21 on EPA’s Top 30 On-site Generation list of largest green power users.

Josh Frahm teaches STEP (Student to Employed Professional), a brand-new, for-credit course aimed at University of Iowa students who are starting out in part-time jobs during school. The goal: make a college job the foundation for a career.

Capt. James Yee will speak on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, about his experiences as an Army chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at 7 p.m. in C20 Pomerantz Center on the University of Iowa campus. His talk, which is free and open to the public, is titled "Guantanamo: Justice and Human Rights."

The University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program—coordinated by violist Elizabeth Oakes, lecturer in the UI School of Music—will welcome the Daedalus Quartet on campus Nov. 11-18, with the residency focusing on the theme of “music from exile.”

The University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies will host an Obermann Afternoons Talk, “Integrating Public Health with Engineering to Improve Teen Driving Safety,” Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 4 p.m. in the Obermann Center.