A new study from the University of Iowa shows evidence that stock price movements are predictable in short windows, a finding that challenges conventional wisdom that stock prices moves randomly.

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Heather A. Slomski and Kathleen Founds received the 2014 Iowa Short Fiction Awards, announced by the University of Iowa Press. Slomski won the 2014 Iowa Short Fiction Award for her collection "The Lovers Set Down Their Spoons." Founds received the 2014 John Simmons Short Fiction Award for "When Mystical Creatures Attack!"

UI Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free concert by the UI Symphony Band and the Iowa Honor Band, composed of the state's top high school musicians, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.

Poets Richard Kenney and Carol Light will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

When the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament concluded Dec. 17 at PGA West in La Quinta, Calif., former University of Iowa men's golf standout Vince India moved one step closer to his ultimate goal of competing on the PGA Tour.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $3 million to the University of Iowa and 14 partner institutions to fund an innovative two-year project, "Humanities Without Walls." Faculty members who wish to take part in the collaborative are invited to apply for Obermann seed grants.

The University of Iowa men's gymnastics team has returned to action after recording its best finish at the NCAA Championships a year ago.

UI Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Tricia Zebrowski and doctoral candidate Naomi Hertsberg will discuss how to measure readiness for change—both generally and as related to the management of teen stuttering—Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 4 p.m. in the UI Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.

Because few students understand how cell phones and other electronic devices are made and how they work, the University of Iowa Microfabrication Facility, part of the Optical Science and Technology Center, has established a course on the subject.

The brass area of the University of Iowa School of Music will host a free performance by the Marine Band San Diego Brass Quintet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.