North Liberty is home to one of 10 radio telescopes in the Very Long Baseline Array, or VLBA, spread across 5,351 miles from Hawaii to the Virgin Islands, which, when used together, are 100 times more powerful than any other dedicated instrument, says UI astrophysicist Robert Mutel.

A student writer, who is Chinese, seeks advice on feeling "at home" in America from current and emeritus faculty who first came to the U.S. as students.

The Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa has been ranked the number one nonfiction writing program in the country for the fifth year in a row by the magazine Poets and Writers.

Phuong Nguyen-Hoang, assistant professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning, examined the impact of school district income tax on property tax revenue in the State of Ohio. The data show that increases in school district income tax are not associated with proportionate decreases in property taxes.

A conference examining racial injustice in Iowa’s legal system titled "Racial Justice and Disproportionate Minority Incarceration" will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Lindquist Center on campus thanks to a partnership between community groups and the University of Iowa.

In the case of James Clancy, the path to enshrinement in the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame began in ninth grade, when he was invited to play keyboard with a garage band called Webster’s Unabridged. The professor of prosthodontics in the UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics reflects on the honor.

NASA's Juno spacecraft will pass within 350 miles of Earth's surface Oct. 9 before it slingshots off into space on a historic exploration of Jupiter. Bill Kurth has been involved with the mission since the beginning and is one of the lead investigators on the Waves instrument aboard the craft.

The threat of severe weather might have altered some Homecoming 2013 plans, but it certainly wasn't enough to sweep away the assembly of Hawkeye spirit in Iowa City on Oct. 4 and 5.

Derek Porter, director of the MFA lighting design program at Parsons The New School for Design in New York, will discuss his work in a lecture, “Explorations in Light,” Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 240 of Art Building West on the UI campus.

UI Archivist David McCartney has been retracing the life of Stephen Smith, who as a UI sophomore was one of first people in the country to burn his draft card after it became illegal to do so.

Forty years ago, alumni of the Hawkeye Marching Band decided to relive the old glory of performing the Iowa Fight Song and other songs devoted to their alma mater. The tradition has lived on ever since.

The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights will host a community-based, humanitarian aid summit for Syria Tuesday Oct. 15, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Jones Commons, Room 300 in Lindquist Center North on the UI campus.