The Hancher footbridge will be closed Nov. 9-16 for emergency repairs to a water main. Pedestrians should use the Iowa Memorial Union footbridge as an alternate route during the closure.

The University of Iowa Mock Trial team took home four top-10 finishes at a tournament at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn, Nov. 2-4.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Embark on a vicarious trip around the world—and see familiar landscapes in a new light—by viewing the winning entries in the University of Iowa International Programs' annual “Show Us the World through Your Eyes” photo contest, part of International Education Week Nov. 12-16.

Samuel Becker, namesake of the UI's Samuel L. Becker Communication Studies Building, died today, Thursday, Nov. 8. He was 89.

By recycling their cans, paper, and plastic this Saturday at Kinnick Stadium, Hawkeye fans can help the University of Iowa score big in the Gameday Challenge, a national competition for colleges and universities to promote waste reduction at their football games.

The University of Iowa Student Government launched SafeRide, a program to provide a safe ride to students in need, at the beginning of this semester, with 31 rides provided since its launch.

UI political science professor Tim Hagle says he believes gay marriage is safe for the foreseeable future after Iowa voters decided to retain a state Supreme Court justice who participated in the landmark 2009 ruling that made Iowa the first Midwestern state to allow gay marriage.

University of Iowa political science professor Cary Covington says third-party victories in Maine and Vermont may have been idiosyncratic, having more to do with the personal popularity of the candidates.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will continue its Explorers Seminar Series on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. with “In and Out of Africa—The Horned Giants that Ate Our Ancestors,” a lecture by Chris Brochu, UI associate professor of geoscience.

The right-hand turn lane at the corner of northbound Riverside Drive and Burlington Street will be closed Nov. 7 through Dec. 7.

The number of women seeking degrees in science and related fields at Iowa's three public universities is on the rise, Iowa Board of Regents data shows. UI Provost Barry Butler says that outreach programs to third, fourth, and fifth grade girls are now showing results.