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The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free jazz recital by the UI Latin Jazz Ensemble at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The recital will feature music from composers Rafael Dos Santos (Brazilian pianist/educator and former UI jazz graduate student), Victor Mendoza, Ray Vega, and others.

Companies mulling a merger would do well to have an investment banker on their board of directors. A new study from the University of Iowa found that firms with an investment banker on their boards of directors pursue mergers and acquisitions more often.

The newly renovated, 37,000-square-foot Learning Commons at the UI Main Library, which opened in August, is a state-of-the-art study center equipped with most everything a 21st century college student would need. (Editor's Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

University of Iowa research shows that companies owned by funds with "higher stock selection skills" are more likely to become acquirers, and are more likely to deliver positive post-merger performance.

A University of Iowa spin-off company, Integrated DNA Technologies, is one of 100 businesses highlighted in a new national report by The Science Coalition demonstrating how federally funded research fuels American innovation and economic growth.

Craig Just, a University of Iowa assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, aims to infuse international perspectives into his teaching, but he knows that hearing about the world is no substitute for seeing it firsthand.

Visiting professor Andrew Stewart will give a lecture, “Individuality and Innovation in Greek Sculpture,” Monday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Art Building West on the University of Iowa campus. The talk is free and open to the public.

UI law professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig shares her experience with race and college admissions in the context of recent court rulings on the topic.

The Global Warm Mix Asphalt Workshop will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 30 and 31, at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville, co-sponsored by the University of Iowa and several companies.

A group of marketing MBA students in the University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Management is among the best in the country for driving traffic to the websites of nonprofit organizations using Google AdWords.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering hosted a group of faculty members and administrators Oct. 21 from various universities in India.