The Iowa Legislature seeks input from faculty and staff at the University of Iowa and the other two state universities on ways to improve efficiency, modernize processes, eliminate duplication, reduce costs, and increase accountability at State Board of Regents institutions.

The University of Iowa Bands in the School of Music will present a free Chamber Winds concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

The Dec. 4 University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra performance with the combined School of Music choirs and the Dec. 8 All-University String Orchestra and UI Chamber Orchestra performance will be streamed live via the Web on Iowa Now.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a Jazz Combo recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. The recital is free and open to the public.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present recitals by students in the String/Piano Chamber Music Program at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, and Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. The recitals are free and open to the public.

The East Central Iowa Council of Governments invites public comment on a draft Johnson County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan through Dec. 31.

A University of Iowa researcher has discovered that a “Goldilocks” effect applies to the reproductive output of a tiny New Zealand snail—considered a troublesome species in many countries—that may one day help environmentalists control their spread.

All works choreographed by graduate and undergraduate students in the University of Iowa Department of Dance will come to life on stage at the Graduate/Undergraduate Concert at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 12-14, in Space Place Theater, located at 101 North Hall on the UI campus.

More than 100 artists from across the Midwest and beyond will sell their original work at the Iowa Memorial Union in the annual Holiday Thieves’ Market.

Elementary-school teachers, administrators, and interested community members are invited to a free, informal discussion about how students learn. The discussion is part of an ongoing initiative by UI psychology department researchers to develop improved learning interventions for struggling students.

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.

Parents, let your children get messy in the high chair. They learn better that way. That's according to a new study from the University of Iowa, which concludes that a 16-month-old's setting and degree of interaction enhances his or her ability to identify nonsolid objects and name them.