Professor Jim Enloe and graduate fellow Teddy Marks from the University of Iowa Department of Anthropology will present “Middle and Late Stone Age in Arid Southern Africa: Excavations at Erb Tanks, Namibia” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Biosphere Discovery Hub of the UI Museum of Natural History.

“Rewiring the Classroom” is a day-long symposium that will focus on critical applications of digital technologies in undergraduate classrooms, and will also give practical, hands-on learning opportunities with new technologies. The symposium takes place Feb. 23 and is free and open to the public.

Herbert Hovenkamp, who teaches antitrust law at the University of Iowa, comments on the impact of a pending merger that is likely to win approval between US Airways and American Airlines to create the world's biggest carrier.

In celebration of Black History Month, Old Capitol Museum is hosting a traveling exhibit from the African American Museum of Iowa as well as talks and educational programming. The exhibit, “Unconditional Loyalty: The Military Service of African Americans,” remains open until Sunday, March 3.

The UI Museum of Natural History continues the spring series Cuentos en el Museo (Spanish Storytime) at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in the Biosphere Discovery Hub. The museum also continues the spring series Storytime Adventures at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, in Mammal Hall. This month, Storytime Adventures explores the colorful world of zebras.

College is a common place for Cupid's arrow to strike, and the University of Iowa campus is no exception. According to Alumni Records, more than 45,000 UI graduates (out of some 252,000 living alumni) have a spouse who also has a UI degree.

The University of Iowa’s emphasis on student success promises to help power the state’s economy and keep its communities vital, said UI President Sally Mason in a presentation to the Iowa General Assembly’s Education Appropriations Subcommittee.

Brilliant and controversial monologist Mike Daisey considers uniquely American visions of utopia with stops at some iconic locales.

IOWA (Improving Our Workplace Award) nominations are being taken until March 15 by the IOWA Review Committee. The IOWA is given to UI individual staff and teams who have seen a challenge and worked to improve it using creative and ingenious solutions.

An increasing number of University of Iowa students are choosing to not only study abroad but also to work and volunteer overseas. The university is ranked 46th, among schools of its size, in the number of students graduating and joining the Peace Corps.

Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films, producers of the Emmy-nominated documentary "Country School: One Room-One Nation" and the award- winning "Lost Nation: The Ioway 1," will hold a world premiere of their new documentaries "Lost Nation: The Ioway 2 & 3" at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History Saturday, Feb. 23.

Thanks to support from Rockwell Collins, FIRST Tech Challenge has seen rapid growth since the UI brought the program to the state in 2009, says Rebecca Whitaker, affiliate partner for the challenge in Iowa that promotes science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs across the state.