Students in the University of Iowa College of Education's REACH program will exhibit their ceramic creations Monday through Friday, Nov. 5-11, at the Atrium Gallery in the Studio Arts Building, the former Menards building on Highway 1 in west Iowa City.

The first of a free series of open and informal lunchtime talks about the digital public humanities will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in Room 3052 in the University of Iowa Main Library.

The Get to Know series asks University of Iowa faculty and staff a few questions about their work and their outside interests. Today we visit with Dale Fisher from the UI Museum of Art.

On the same day many American adults are voting in the presidential election, more than 300 students will participate in their own discussion of civic rights at the 16th Annual International Day conference hosted by the University of Iowa College of Education.

Carver College of Medicine student marks World Stroke Day by recounting his experience witnessing the dramatic results of timely stroke treatment.

George Horace Gallup came up with the idea of doing a more sophisticated poll while lecturing in journalism at the University of Iowa and studying for his Ph.D. The genesis of Gallup was noted in a story on the organization announcing it will refine its methodology, emphasizing the preference of voters most likely to vote.

When UI Human Resources staff set out to improve the Working at Iowa survey, they looked to faculty expertise across campus—expertise that's ensuring quick follow up, including survey results in January.

Four University of Iowa faculty members (A. Allen Bradley Jr., Jay Christensen-Szalanski, Caroline K. Sheerin, and Jodi Tate) have won the 2012 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of their years of outstanding teaching.

In 2010, the UI set an ambitious goal—make living-learning communities available to all first-year students. Next fall, that idea becomes a reality.

The University of Iowa Mock Trial (UIMT) team sent four teams to the Arch Invitational in St. Louis, hosted by Washington University Oct. 20-21. UIMT placed two teams in the top five.

The University of Iowa will announce the results of its latest Hawkeye Poll of likely presidential election voters in key battleground states, including Iowa, during a news conference at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31.

The Bicycle Friendly University designations were announced this week by the League of American Bicyclists, with the University of Iowa receiving an Honorable Mention.