Events

Open house showcases newly remodeled office for student veterans Sept. 3

Wednesday, August 28, 2013
University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and the general public are invited to the Military and Veteran Student Services Open House from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, in the newly remodeled office located at 111 Communications Center on the UI campus.

UI to sponsor aphasia reading club

Tuesday, August 27, 2013
The University of Iowa Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders will sponsor a reading club for people with mild to moderate aphasia starting Sept. 3.

Get connected at Fair Day Aug. 28

Monday, August 26, 2013
One giant event at the Iowa Memorial Union combines the Student Organization Fair, Volunteer Fair, and Student Job Fair, with more than 200 organizations, agencies, and employers taking part.

Tickets for new Hancher season now on sale

Monday, August 26, 2013
The new Hancher season features music, dance, theater, and family events as the University of Iowa's performing arts presenter continues to connect artists and audiences.
Western Iowa Tech Community College students Juan Verdin and Nathan Schulz are joined by mechanical engineering technology instructor Tom Helzer, right, on the recumbent trike that won the best technology award in a competition held at the University of I

UI contest inspires reinventing the aerodynamic trike

Friday, August 23, 2013
Steve McGuire, a UI professor of 3D design and metal arts, organized a contest designed to inspire innovation among students and champion the resurgence of the craft of bicycle mechanics.

UI nursing student helps human trafficking victims

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Lillian Meyers, a UI nursing student, co-directs a 5K run/walk, Rescue Run, to raise money for building a shelter house in Cambodia for sex trafficking victims with disabilities. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Old Capitol Museum to host Southwest ceramic exhibit

Wednesday, August 21, 2013
The Old Capitol Museum, in conjunction with the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History and Museum of Art, will host a fall exhibit, “Cultures in Clay: Puebloan Vessels at the University of Iowa," opening Thursday, Aug. 29.

Media Advisory: UI experts help Cedar Rapids students learn to use assistive technology

Monday, August 12, 2013
A group of Roosevelt Middle School students in Cedar Rapids will have a unique audience when they demonstrate what they’ve learned at a three-day assistive technology camp this week. The camp culminates Wednesday, Aug. 14, with a visit from Herky.
The painting “Spheres of Privilege” is among works by artist and University of Iowa professor Susan Chrysler White that will be on display at the Sioux City Art Center starting Saturday. The acrylic and enamel piece measures 79 inches by 159 inches.

Sioux City Art Center to exhibit UI artist's 'wildly colorful' paintings

Friday, August 9, 2013
The painting "Spheres of Privilege" is among the works by artist and UI associate professor Susan Chrysler White that will be on display at the Sioux City Art Center starting Saturday, Aug. 10.

Campus Recreation and Wellness Center to host 2013 AT&T National Diving Championships

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
The AT&T National Diving Championships will be held at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Tuesday, Aug. 13 to Sunday, Aug. 18.
A scene from The Little Tin Man standing in the produce aisle, one of many independent films

UI cinema alumnus directs world-class film fest in Tipton

Thursday, August 1, 2013
Will Valet, a UI cinema alumnus and current director of the Hardacre Film Festival, says that the unique venue of the gorgeous Hardacre Theatre in downtown Tipton, Iowa, has allowed organizers to build a world-class festival in a small town.
four portraits

'Hometown Hawkeyes' at State Fair

Tuesday, July 30, 2013
“Hometown Hawkeyes” is the theme of a new University of Iowa exhibit at this year’s Iowa State Fair. Life-sized photos of Hawkeye alumni living and leading in Iowa cities will grace the exhibit’s walls to highlight how they are contributing to the vibrancy of Iowa life and culture.