Mariannette Miller-Meeks, director of the Iowa Department of Public Health, will speak as this week’s Policy Matters’ guest lecturer on the topic of health care policy at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11 in the University of Iowa Main Library's Shambaugh Auditorium.

The Grant Wood Symposium is just one aspect of a grander vision—an artist colony that will be a lasting legacy of the creativity of Iowa's most famous artist and his commitment to supporting other artists.

American Indian music, competitive dance, art, and food took center stage Saturday-Sunday, April 7-8, at the 19th annual UI Powwow.

Earn your American Red Cross Universal Certificate before summer arrives with a course through UI Recreational Services.

The Adult Swim Carnival Tour is bringing live music, wacky games, and an assortment of prizes from the cable network to Hubbard Park on Monday, April 9.

The University of Iowa is celebrating Earth Month throughout April with numerous activities including a waste sort, tree plantings, sustainability-related presentations and movies, and a ride-your-bike-to-work/class campus day.

Iowa artist Judy Bales will lead a workshop on making art from everyday materials on Saturday, April 14, at 1 p.m. in the Old Capitol Museum at the University of Iowa. The workshop, for individuals 18 and older, requires prior registration by calling the Old Capitol Museum, 319-335-0548.

As part of Earth Month 2012, the University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and UI Recreational Services will present a free screening of environmental education film Mother Nature's Child at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, in the Illinois Room (348) of the Iowa Memorial Union.

University of Iowa Children's Hospital in Iowa City will host an open house event to introduce its Fragile X Clinic from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at the Center for Disabilities and Development, 100 Hawkins Drive.

Science fiction scholars and a renowned filmmaker will join host Joan Kjaer for a Friday, April 13 WorldCanvass program at 5 p.m. in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber on the University of Iowa campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Walk It Out, a multicultural fashion show that will tout both domestic and international diversity, will be held Saturday, April 7, in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge.

Become part of Iowa City’s most spot-tacular community art installation! Just Do(t) Art is a month-long, community-based collaborative art installation, which will be open for public participation April 6-May 4 at hotelVetro in downtown Iowa City.