UI SPEAKS is comprised of two summer programs—one for elementary school children, and another for teens who stutter. Both give kids who stutter a safe and supportive place in which to “let stuttering out.”

This fall, UI students in participating courses will have a chance to try out electronic textbooks free of charge as part of a pilot project to examine the effectiveness of e-texts. Participation is limited; instructors should express interest by July 1.

Journalism alumna Elyssa Shapiro works with educators, community organizations, and professional artists across the state to provide creative arts workshops for children with disabilities.

Seven University of Iowa minority students completed their doctorates in math in 2012, a record number for a department already recognized as a national leader in its efforts to promote diversity within its Ph.D. program.

Promising dancer Venezia Manuel, who will be a freshman at the University of Iowa this fall, is profiled.

Tom McGlauchlin was a pioneer in studio glass art at the University of Iowa, which created only the second program of its kind in the country.

University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication Director David Perlmutter writes, "Show them that you really want the job."

The Woman in Black, adapted by Stephen Malltratt from the book by Susan Hill, is the second production in the 2012 Iowa Summer Rep season of “Chills and Thrills.” It will open at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 28, in the David Thayer Theatre of the University of Iowa Theatre Building.

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus Andrew Malan Milward will read from his prize-winning collection of short stories, "The Agriculture Hall of Fame," at 7 p.m. Monday, June 25.

Every spring, a small group of faculty sets out to see Iowa through the eyes of folks outside Iowa City. They meet with Iowans and listen to stories of triumph and challenge, and they return with a new perspective on the state, their students and their lives as UI faculty.

Never mind that Iowa Summer Rep provides audiences with top-notch productions. UI theatre arts students get to rub shoulders with professional stage actors, and the pros find themselves re-energized by the students' enthusiasm for their art.

Author Larry Baker, a University of Iowa alumnus and faculty member, is interviewed about his new novel.