The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free Improvisation for Classical Musicians concert—the second of three concerts this semester—at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall.

David Perlmutter, director of the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, explores the academic legacy of his father.

Registration is now available for UI Recreational Services' spring 2012 Learn to Row camps.

Efforts to understand air pollution — especially in Asia — have yielded some answers, but an exceedingly complex problem demands more data and better predictions.

Some theorize it's low-pressure fields, but a UI pathologist and colleagues suggest a more basic problem.

A University of Iowa study finds the state’s graduated driver’s license program, in place for 10 years, could use some tweaking to prevent crashes and save lives. John Lundell, deputy director of the UI Injury Prevention Research Center, says Iowa was among the first states to launch a GDL program, but now changes are needed.

Economics faculty member Solow says that per capita income is a key measure of economic health.

The University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop will present a free reading by two visiting faculty members—poet Dora Malech and fiction writer Andrew Sean Greer—at 8 p.m. Friday, March 23, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Dey House on the UI campus.

Nonfiction Writing Program faculty member John D'Agata's new book addresses the question: What are the limits of literary license?

The University of Iowa's Touch the Earth Program will hold its annual Outdoor Expo and Gear Swap from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 31 at the Outdoor Rental Center.

While Sarah Gardial's rock 'n' roll dreams likely won't be realized, she's OK with her new reality. Gardial will become dean of the Tippie College of Business on July 1—the first woman to hold the UI business school's top post.

UI astronomer Steven Spangler says solar storms can result in "funky readings" on GPS.