Palen Stream wrote an essay eloquently describing elements of her life that are quintessentially Iowa. Her descriptive prose landed her a year of tuition at the UI. But before she takes that step in her educational journey, she has plenty of goals she wants to meet before graduating high school. Her hard-working values should serve her well going forward.

The University of Iowa Graduate College honors Aaron Buss (psychology) and David Gaebler (mathematics) with the D.C. Spriesterbach Dissertation Prize and Laura Whitmore (molecular and cellular biology) with the Rex Montgomery Dissertation Prize.

The University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will share information about new and accelerating business development initiatives during an Economic Development Showcase from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, in the McCord Club Lounge of Kinnick Stadium.

While sports can be fun for both children and adults, they can put participants at risk for serious injuries such as concussions. Dr. Andy Peterson, an assistant professor in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa, will discuss treatment of sports-related concussions in a public talk at the Old Capitol Museum at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct 8.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), in collaboration with Rockwell Collins, recently completed successful testing of a commercial avionics system that may one day lead to safe, unmanned flight over U.S. skies.

The University of Iowa College of Public Health is recognizing four leaders whose contributions across a range of disciplines are helping to promote better health and prevent disease throughout the state of Iowa. The 2014 Iowa Public Health Heroes Awards will be presented Oct. 7 at the 15th annual Iowa Public Health Practice Colloquium in Iowa City.

On Oct. 7 and 8, Hancher is inviting members of the public to sign a steel beam that will then be lifted into place in the organization’s new facility.

The Deloitte team has met with university leadership on all three campuses in preparation for a special meeting of the Iowa Board of Regents on Thursday, Oct. 2.

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This fall, the University of Iowa revamped the UI Confidential Hotline—an online tool for reporting potential policy violations. Terry Johnson and Todd Stewart talk about the hotline and the UI community’s collective role in supporting ethical standards.

A new UI study finds twitches during rapid eye movement sleep comprise a different class of movement, which researchers say is further evidence that sleep twitches activate circuits throughout the developing brain and teach newborns about their limbs and what they can do with them.

From explaining the role of bumblebees to debunking the myth of the brontosaurus, books play an important role in educating children and adults. Two special talks, a collaboration between the UI Museum of Natural History and the Iowa City Book Festival, will explore the relationship between the written word and past and present life on Earth.