Members of the media are invited to cover two second-grade classes led by their University of Iowa College of Education alumnae teachers who will visit the UI to tour campus and participate in a culminating activity with students in the UI College of Education Wednesday Dec. 11 and Friday, Dec. 13.

Professor Philip Kutzko of the Department of Mathematics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has been at the forefront of recruiting and graduating doctoral students from underrepresented groups.

Financial analysts make more accurate price targets for the stocks they follow if they use more rigorous valuation models, according to a study from the University of Iowa, as portfolios from analysts who used the complex Residual Income Model saw a mean increase of 15 percent in one year, while analysts who used the simpler Price/Earnings Growth ratio decreased in value by 5 percent.

An emerging holistic view of health is motivating employers to integrate traditional occupational safety and health protections with new strategies that promote the overall well-being of employees. Total Worker Health intends to make employees healthier, safer, and more productive by integrating standard health and safety practices with health promotion measures.

The University of Iowa Department of Public Safety will extend Nite Ride service hours during finals week.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free jazz recital Sunday, Dec. 15. at 2 p.m. in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall on the UI campus.

It’s fitting that on a day when Iowa City received its first significant snow fall of winter, the University of Iowa football team accepted an invitation to play in a bowl game with a slogan of “Football in Paradise.”

Milan Sonka, professor and departmental executive officer of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging, has been appointed associate dean for graduate programs and research in the University of Iowa College of Engineering, effective Jan. 15, 2014.

Instead of refusing a meeting, Nelson Mandela ran out the clock on the U.S. Secretary of State by making small talk and serving cookies to a U.S. delegation.

The UI Health Alliance announced today, Friday, Dec. 6, that it will make a $1 million commitment over several years to help fund the Iowa Rural Physician Loan Repayment Program during an event on the campus of the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and other elected officials were on hand to celebrate the announcement.

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is known for many things—its research enterprise, its curriculum and learning opportunities, and its faculty—but one of the hallmarks of the college is its success and commitment in the area of primary care.

Santa will be bringing the sounds of the season to the University of Iowa with the help of Collegium Tubum. The group will hold its annual Holiday Tubas concert on the steps of the Old Capitol Museum from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13. Toys for Tots will be collecting new, unwrapped toys.