Many people know that Al Jarreau and Simon Estes are alumni of the University of Iowa, but can you imagine the two luminaries being on the same concert bill? UI archivist David McCartney looks back at the evening they performed on campus.

Iowa KidSight, a partnership between University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital and Lions Club volunteers across the state, screens young children for vision issues including farsightedness, nearsightedness, differences in refractive errors, astigmatism, things inside the eye (such as cataracts), and muscle imbalances.

University of Iowa and University of Miami researchers have a identified a compound that may help protect brain cells during a stroke and help the brain heal after the event.

Hancher Auditorium will shortly become a visual arts gallery filled with works by the youth of Iowa City, Coralville, Hills, and North Liberty. The Hancher Guild Youth Art Show, held annually until floodwaters destroyed the original Hancher Auditorium in 2008, returns to the University of Iowa campus on March 6.

When most people think of hurricanes, they think of mighty storm surges pounding coastal communities. But a team of researchers who studied 28 hurricanes from 2001 to 2014 found that freshwater flooding, sometimes thousands of miles inland, can cause even greater destruction.

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld encourages UI students, faculty, and staff to attend Lincoln Project forum taking place on March 9.

The University of Iowa graphic design program is about to take center stage as computer software giant Adobe descends on campus with its unique Creative Jam series. During the high-profile design event, UI students will have an opportunity to compete, collaborate, and showcase their talents for peers and local professionals.

Scholars at the University of Iowa and the staff at the UI Press helped University of Houston graduate student Zachary Turpin share his landmark Walt Whitman discovery, a previously unknown 165-year-old novella called “Life and Adventures of Jack Engle,” with the world. UI Press published the book on Feb. 20.

Each year, dozens of University of Iowa students and faculty choose to skip three weeks of the cold Midwest winter and instead take part in an observational learning program called India Winterim, where they observe firsthand the work of award-winning Indian nongovernmental organizations.

A new UI study in rats suggests that nicotinamide riboside, a form of vitamin B3, may be useful for treating or preventing nerve pain caused by chemotherapy drugs.

Are you looking for ways to improve your workplace? Do you have concerns about an issue on campus? Do you know someone who wants to make a difference? Are you a person who likes to promote positive change? Consider nominating yourself or one of your colleagues for UI Staff Council.

Former University of Iowa President Mary Sue Coleman will return to campus March 9 to participate in a historic forum held in collaboration with the Lincoln Project. The Association of American Universities president tells “Iowa Now” why this discussion is vital.