Donald Bossi, president of the nationally acclaimed FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), is scheduled to attend the FTC-Iowa Championship Feb. 21 and 22 at the Marriott Coralville Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville.

As international students flock to the University of Iowa and alumni leave Iowa City for all corners of the globe, the role of international engagement takes on greater prominence. Suyun Ma, UI International Programs' first external global relations coordinator, uses social media platforms to engage this growing, varied audience.

Adolescents age 13 to 16 who have a first degree relative (biological parent or full sibling) with schizophrenia or a similar disorder are invited to participate in a University of Iowa research study examining the maturation of brain connectivity in adolescents.

National Education Association Student Program Chair David Tjaden, who received his Master of Arts from the UI College of Education in 2012, has been named to the Forbes’ third annual “30 Under 30" list in the education sector for the second year in a row.

The Iowa Board of Regent's president emphasized the board's commitment to making the state’s universities stronger and described a new project to enhance affordability, accessibility, and educational quality.

As the Nazis murdered millions of people, they also perpetrated the greatest mass theft in history, says former congressman and UI faculty member Jim Leach. He’ll offer his perspective on the topic during a Feb. 25 talk in Des Moines.

It was a matter of time, University of Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder said of her quest for milestone victory No. 270 leading the Hawkeyes.

Marcelo Mena-Carrasco, a University of Iowa College of Engineering alumnus, has been named to a cabinet post in the administration of Chile’s president-elect Michelle Bachelet.

Christopher Morphew, professor and department executive officer for education policy and leadership studies, has been appointed the executive associate dean for research and innovation of the University of Iowa College of Education.

University of Iowa graduate student Emily Inman was diagnosed with a condition called aplastic anemia was she was 10 years old. She now plans to use her own experience with pediatric cancer to help other young survivors.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the UI Chamber Orchestra, conducted by William LaRue Jones, director of orchestral studies in the UI School of Music, at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

An all-day workshop titled "Global leadership starts here: A U.S.-China student workshop on the undergraduate experience at Iowa" will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Adler Journalism Building on the University of Iowa campus.