New University Librarian John Culshaw takes a gander at predicting what current library essentials might just go the way of card catalogs and rubber date stamps by the time current students reach milestone reunions.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a jam session by jazz faculty members from 8 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at George’s, 312 E. Market St. in downtown Iowa City. The performance, part of a monthly series, is free and open to the public.

The UI American Sign Language Program in the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures will host Deaf Awareness Week Saturday, Sept. 21 through Friday, Sept. 27. Activities include an American Sign Language (ASL) story time, workshops on interacting with deaf persons and interpreters, and a sports night.

The University of Iowa Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center will co-sponsor FRIENDS Day, a conference for children and teens who stutter, their family members, and clinicians Saturday, Oct. 5 at Heartland Area Education Agency 11 in Johnston.

Law school enrollment is declining nationwide, affecting the UI College of Law this fall: “Given the national trend, we knew it was coming, and our plan for responding to it was to maintain the high quality of the class rather than its size,” says Dean Gail Agrawal.

Despite suffering major flood damage in 2008, the original brick Art Building will be preserved. The building, which was planned a century ago and eventually built in 1936, included the studio of renowned artist and UI faculty member Grant Wood.

With University of Iowa Homecoming around the corner, Iowa Now asked alumni and friends to name their favorite campus spots.

The University of Iowa is partnering with Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids for a research project that aims to gather wind data for research and teaching purposes at both colleges.

An unprecedented amount of new and flood replacement construction at the University of Iowa, coupled with public and private building projects, is expected to have a profound impact on the community.

After more than a decade of success with burning oat hulls as a source of renewable energy, the University of Iowa is now turning to a new biomass source: wood chips.

Two Emmy Award-winning writers. A space explorer with an asteroid named for him. A federal judge. An international choreographer. A battleship commander and presidential aide. What do they have in common? They're all UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences alumni, and they're on campus this week.

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