Celebrate the last days of summer with homegrown art at the University of Iowa Museum of Art First Friday reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 6 at hotelVetro in downtown Iowa City. The event features Dustin Busch's Iowa blues and selections from Barry Phipps’ Iowa Photographs series.

IBM vice president Martín-J. Sepúlveda will visit the UI College of Public Health Thursday, Sept.12 to receive the 2013 Hansen Award and deliver the keynote lecture at a free conference.

The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights will host a special forum on the conflict in Syria titled "Intervention in Syria: Law, Ethics, and Policy" from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.11, in Conference Room 2520D of the University Capitol Centre.

With significant progress made on several flood-renewal projects and the public launch of the largest fundraising campaign in UI history, President Sally Mason says in a recent Q-and-A that offering Iowa students an affordable, high-quality education still is paramount.

A University of Iowa physiologist has a new technique to measure the stiffness of the aorta, a common risk factor for heart disease. The procedure involves measuring the pulse in the finger or on the arm, combined with an individual's age and body mass index.

In accordance with the transparency measures adopted by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, at its August meeting, the Board Office has scheduled a public hearing Friday, Sept. 6, to precede the board’s next meeting Sept. 10-11.

A University of Iowa professor has received a $3.2 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop computerized models of the human lung that are easily seen by physicians and patients.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a faculty recital by Uriel Tsachor at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The performance is free and open to the public.

The Bijou Cinema helped draw Jesse Kreitzer to the University of Iowa. Now he's helping shape the Bijou's future by partnering with FilmScene, a nonprofit bringing movies back to downtown Iowa City.

When Dennis Hunger was named CEO of Washington County Hospitals and Clinics in August 2011, he was thrilled to be returning to his Iowa roots.

Enter the common fruit fly as the proxy to better understand hearing loss in humans. The study by the University of Iowa looks at how loud noises damage the ear, by affecting the molecular underpinnings. Results published in the online Early Edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

A new season of Inside Iowa kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, with an episode that has something for everyone, from flooding and football to a success story from the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.