Phuong Nguyen-Hoang, assistant professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning, examined the impact of school district income tax on property tax revenue in the State of Ohio. The data show that increases in school district income tax are not associated with proportionate decreases in property taxes.

A conference examining racial injustice in Iowa’s legal system titled "Racial Justice and Disproportionate Minority Incarceration" will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Lindquist Center on campus thanks to a partnership between community groups and the University of Iowa.

Kelcey Parker will read from "Liliane’s Balcony," a novella set at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

In the case of James Clancy, the path to enshrinement in the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame began in ninth grade, when he was invited to play keyboard with a garage band called Webster’s Unabridged. The professor of prosthodontics in the UI College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics reflects on the honor.

NASA's Juno spacecraft will pass within 350 miles of Earth's surface Oct. 9 before it slingshots off into space on a historic exploration of Jupiter. Bill Kurth has been involved with the mission since the beginning and is one of the lead investigators on the Waves instrument aboard the craft.

The threat of severe weather might have altered some Homecoming 2013 plans, but it certainly wasn't enough to sweep away the assembly of Hawkeye spirit in Iowa City on Oct. 4 and 5.

Derek Porter, director of the MFA lighting design program at Parsons The New School for Design in New York, will discuss his work in a lecture, “Explorations in Light,” Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 240 of Art Building West on the UI campus.

Forty years ago, alumni of the Hawkeye Marching Band decided to relive the old glory of performing the Iowa Fight Song and other songs devoted to their alma mater. The tradition has lived on ever since.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a concert by the jazz quartet Koplant No at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall on the UI campus. The performance is free, and the public is welcome.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free concert by the UI Symphony Band and the UI Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union.

Christopher Merrill, director of the University of Iowa International Writing Program, will read from his most recent books of poetry, "Boat" and "Necessities," at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights will host a community-based, humanitarian aid summit for Syria Tuesday Oct. 15, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Jones Commons, Room 300 in Lindquist Center North on the UI campus.