University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus John Falsey will offer a free presentation, “Basics of Screenwriting for Fiction Writers and Poets,” at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

The University of Iowa ranks 29th among the nation's best public universities, according to the latest rankings published by the magazine "U.S. News & World Report." The ranking places the UI in a tie with Michigan State University.

Susan Branch, author of 12 best-selling Heart of the Home books, will sign copies of her new book, "A Fine Romance: Falling in Love With the English Countryside," at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City.

The performing arts component of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Project Art will present a musical performance by jazz pianist extraordinaire Dave Burrell at noon Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the atrium of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The performance is free and open to the public.

Two-time Emmy-Award winner and University of Iowa alumnus Marcos McPeek Villatoro will visit the UI campus and local community Sept. 15-18 thanks to a collaboration between the UI Chief Diversity Office and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Adam Kruger never considered any place but the University of Iowa for dental school, and his post-graduation plans came naturally, too. He returned to northeast Iowa to practice with his dad and help his hometown of Oelwein chart new directions.

University of Iowa Recreational Services offers beginner and intermediate adult tennis clinics in September and October.

A new mobile app helps University of Iowa students access online services, track the latest news and events, and even decide where to eat or do laundry.

University of Iowa alumnus Ryan Bartelmay will read from his novel, "Onward Toward What We’re Going Toward," at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the UI Writing University website.

Two-time Emmy Award-winner Marcos Villatoro will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

Molly Barnhart transferred to the University of Iowa from Iowa State University, and you might think it had something to do with the Cyclone-Hawkeye thing. It didn't. She transferred because it was more convenient to attend class at UI while she underwent chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer in Iowa City, following a double mastectomy.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a performance by Kenneth Grant, professor of clarinet at the Eastman School of Music, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall in downtown Iowa City. The performance is a free, public event that is part of the Iowa Clarinet Festival held on the UI campus.