Eric Linsker of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Alexandria Peary of Londonderry, N.H., have been named 2013 recipients of the prestigious Iowa Poetry Prize. Linsker's collection, "La Far," and Peary's collection, "Control Bird Alt Delete," will both be published in March 2014 by the University of Iowa Press.

The University of Iowa Lifetime Enrichment Adult Program is offering a variety of courses to adult learners this fall.

University of Iowa Health Care emergency medicine experts warn that the current high temperatures can pose serious health risks and urge people to be on the lookout for signs of heat-related illness in themselves and others.

Geoffrey G. O’Brien, graduate of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will read from "People on Sunday" at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, 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.

The University of Iowa is pleased to announce the following faculty promotions. The promotions are effective for the 2013-14 academic year, beginning July 1.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a faculty recital by Amy Schendel, assistant professor of trumpet, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will also feature Elaina Burns on piano and Todd Schendel on trombone.

The University of Iowa will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its award-winning oat hulls project later this fall, and what better way to mark the occasion than to introduce a new source of alternative energy?

The UI colleges of education and business are partnering to develop new ways of teaching entrepreneurship as part of the Iowa Governor’s STEM Initiative.

The 37,000-square-foot Main Library Learning Commons opened just a few days ago with the start of the fall semester, but it’s already buzzing with activity.

UI students and others are encouraged to spend a fun and fascinating weekend learning about the cultural and natural history of the Iowa Great Lakes region. Registration will close Sept. 3 for the 22nd Natural History Weekend Sept. 6-8 at Iowa Lakeside Laboratory.

Doug Trevor, former editor of "The Iowa Review," will read from his novel "Girls I Know," at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 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.

Summer vacations are nearly in the books, so we asked our Facebook followers to submit their favorite photos from vacation, Hawkeye gear included.