Thirty-six years after launch, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft reached interstellar space in 2013. Renowned space scientist Don Gurnett will offer firsthand perspective on Voyager’s incredible journey during a March 25 talk in Des Moines.

P. Barry Butler, University of Iowa executive vice president and provost, will outline how wind energy became a vital part of Iowa’s energy economy—and the locus for university partnerships with industry and communities—during a March 24 event in Iowa City.

University of Iowa faculty, students, and staff are traveling en masse to the American Association for Dental Research annual meeting, held March 19-22 in Charlotte, NC. Among them is Ericka Recker, a first-year dental student who is a finalist for an international award for junior investigators.

Parents and guardians of current or former pediatric patients of University of Iowa Children’s Hospital are invited to nominate their child as a Kid Captain for the Hawkeyes’ 2014 football season. Nominations will be accepted through April 9.

The Doc Dash is a 5K fun-run/walk set for 9 a.m. Saturday, April 5. The event benefits the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic and the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Mobile Clinic and is open to all members of the community.

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University of Iowa faculty, students, and alumni are presenting “Exuberant Politics,” an international exhibition exploring how today’s artists address social issues, in two eastern Iowa locations: Legion Arts in Cedar Rapids and the new Public Space One at 120 N. Dubuque St. in Iowa City.

The University of Iowa Women in Science and Engineering program has been recognized by the Iowa State Legislature as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.

University Communication and Marketing's video services staff produces "Iowa Now Minute," a new 60-second roundup highlighting recent University of Iowa activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Friday in Iowa Now. Check out Iowa Now Minute 3/14/2014.

Child Life specialists at University of Iowa Children's Hospital help keep life as normal as possible for young patients while also helping keep their anxieties down.

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.