UI Art History Professor Christopher Roy partnered with UI Museum of Art curator Catherine Hale to create the “Art and Life in Africa” site, to accompany an exhibit on display at the IMU's Black Box Theatre through June 15.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the UI Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of William LaRue Jones, director of orchestral studies, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

The University of Iowa released today its Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify potential partners capable of developing appropriate and available land for a new Museum of Art, to be located directly adjacent to the core of the UI's academic campus and within walking distance for students.

UI biology researcher Andrew Forbes and his colleagues studied fly and wasp species on plants in a Chilean rainforest and found more species than biological theory would have predicted because specialized interactions between species allow a larger, more diverse number of species to live in the same place.

UI physician Paul James says there's no question elevated blood pressure increases risk of stroke, heart attack, and kidney disease, but cautions against medication for certain groups because side effects, including dizziness, swollen feet, and low potassium levels, can be even more harmful.

Next time something you hear goes in one ear and out the other, you have a built-in excuse. Just blame it on your Achilles' ear—a weakness that lies not in a mythical hero's heel, but in the real-life way the brain processes sound and memory, according to new UI research.

As part of the national RecycleMania competition, University of Iowa students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to recycle as part of a spring-cleaning effort from March 10-14 in their offices, residence halls, or apartments.

White foam stacked several feet high below the Burlington Street dam on the Iowa River is a natural result of melting snow that carries decaying organic material, such as dead leaves or grass, says Doug Schnoebelen, a water quality specialist with UI IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering.

The Dublin Guitar Quartet will perform music by Glass, Reich, Ligeti, and others in its University of Iowa Hancher concert Saturday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Riverside Recital Hall.

Terry L. Wahls, clinical professor of medicine in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, will talk about her new book, "The Wahls Protocol," at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Iowa City Public Library.

You don't just need to rely on hot dogs and pizza to make a buck at concession stands. A study led by the University of Iowa examined sales, revenues, and profits at a booster-run concession stand in Iowa that offered healthy food items, from apples to string cheese, over a full season. The club registered stable sales and revenue, while profits remained intact. Results appear in the Journal of...