Phillip Lopate, the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program’s first visiting writer of the academic year, will read from his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in Room 101 of Biology Building East on the UI campus. The reading is one of several events scheduled around Lopate’s visit; all are free and open to the public.

A writer and a computer scientist will offer their takes on what lies ahead for technology, culture, and more during a special event that kicks off a yearlong look into possible futures, sponsored by the UI Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.

Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Michelle Herman will read from her book "Stories We Tell Ourselves" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 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.

Curtis Bauer will read from his new book of poetry, "The Real Cause for Your Absence," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 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.

When Mark Hankins was hired as the head men’s golf coach at the University of Iowa in 2008, the program was ranked 155th in the nation. It didn’t take Hankins long to elevate the program into a national presence.

In the first week of classes alone, the Information Technology Services Help Desk assisted nearly 5,600 faculty, staff, and students with technology questions—about 3½ times the volume of a typical week in the semester.

University of Iowa officials briefed members of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa Facilities Committee today, Tuesday, Sept. 10, on progress toward soliciting ideas and potential partners for a new home for the UI Museum of Art, which was displaced from its building along the Iowa River by the 2008 flood.

Get a sneak preview into a powerful new imaging device to arrive at the University of Iowa this fall. Speakers at a symposium on Thursday, Sept. 12 will describe the 7 Tesla's research capabilities and uses. The UI will be one of only about 20 research institutes with the instrument.

The UI’s Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC) and the City of Muscatine are launching a partnership focusing on key projects for the city’s long-term sustainability. Students in art, business, engineering, public health, rhetoric, and urban planning will work under the direction of UI faculty and Muscatine leaders.

The Pentacrest will be a busy place on Thursday, Sept. 12 as two campus events will take place near the Old Capitol.

The UI Army ROTC Cadets will continue a tradition of running the Cy-Hawk football series game ball from Iowa City to Ames Friday, Sept. 13 as part of the Army ROTC 28th Annual Game Ball Run, collecting nonperishable items for the Iowa Troop Pantry in advance and along the way.

Sydney Johnson, a Des Moines native, was determined to study abroad while at the UI. She chose a small Italian town off the beaten path to hone her language skills.