When University of Iowa law professor Enrique Carrasco reads a legal case about contract law, he doesn’t see a dry recitation of facts and obligations. He sees drama.

UI officials will make UI’s Living-Learning Community program mandatory for all incoming students beginning in fall 2013. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Join us at the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum on Wednesday, Nov. 14, for an evening of trivia for students and adults, and craft making fun for kids. The doors open at 4:45 p.m. Trivia starts at 5 p.m. with snacks and refreshments for everyone, and prizes for winners.

The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication has received Board of Regents, State of Iowa approval for an online program that offers a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication. The program was created to serve professionals in marketing, public relations, public communication, health communication, corporate communication, and other careers requiring strong communication...

Each year toward the end of their three-month residency, the three dozen or so fellows from the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program gather for a closing public event titled “Images of America.” (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Kaci Maire enjoyed brainstorming business ideas when she was younger and so applying for the UI online Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Entrepreneurial Management seemed like the logical next step.

The contributions of the more than 900 University of Iowa faculty, staff, and student veterans will be recognized at a UI Veterans Reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, in Room W401 of the Tippie College of Business' Pappajohn Business Building.

Excerpts from Kurt Vonnegut: Letters provide a glimpse into his relationship with his first wife and childhood sweetheart, Jane Marie Cox. Huffington Post prints part of one letter written in 1966 that was sent just before he began teaching at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

The University of Iowa will celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide by recognizing International Education Week 2012 through several events and activities on the UI campus.

UI educational psychologist David Lohman suggests one way to boost the number of minority students identified as gifted is to use local norms on ability and achievement tests to boost the number of academically talented minority students served by school-based talent development programs.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History continues its fall Movies@MNH series at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Macbride Auditorium. This month’s film feature is “Lost Nation—The Ioway” in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.

"The Fossil Guy" series continues at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m., with “When the Mammoths Roamed Iowa." Each program consists of a 30-minute talk by Don Johnson, a local amateur paleontologist. The free public events are held in Macbride Auditorium.