Sample four novels, including three by instructors from the Iowa Summer Writing Festival at the University of Iowa, in free readings July 16-18 at Prairie Lights Books, or through the UI Virtual Writing University website.

University of Iowa law professor John Whiston comments on the benefits of providing court-appointed counsel to indigent defendants upfront.

University of Iowa assistant professor of finance Ty Leverty, who teaches classes about health insurance in the Tippie College of Business, comments on the federal health care reform law.

Researchers in the University of Iowa Departments of Computer Science and Psychology bring in children to ride a realistic virtual course in the UI bike simulator. The information gathered gives insight into a child's decision making process while riding a bike.

Baritone Stephen Swanson and pianist David Gompper perform July 8 concert in preparation for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Donna Hammond, professor of anesthesia and pharmacology, succeeds Paul Rothman and will serve until the appointment of a new permanent dean.

The National Institutes of Health is helping a University of Iowa team treat diseases affecting premature babies. A grant, the fourth renewal obtained by John Widness and colleagues, will test alternative approaches for delivering life-sustaining red blood cells.

Executing five days of activities for some 4,500 students is no small undertaking—On Iowa! is fueled by the work of hundreds of volunteers.

A University of Iowa study finds that employees who take part in training and professional development are more likely to stay with their companies only if they see attractive advancement opportunities.

A $150,000 grant secured by the University of Iowa College of Education’s Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development will help provide services to “twice exceptional” students—or gifted students with learning, behavioral, emotional, and/or social impairments—their families, and educators.

The 2012 UI Faculty/Staff/Student 2-Person Scramble golf tournament, sponsored by UI Recreational Services, will be held on Saturday, July 14, at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City.

University of Iowa associate professor of political science Tim Hagle and associate professor of computer science Doug Jones talk about the attempts made to improve the U.S. voting process.