The College of Public Health Building at the University of Iowa has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the highest standard for green design. It is the first academic building on campus to earn the designation.

The University of Iowa men's basketball team has a championship date Thursday after downing Maryland, 71-60, Tuesday night in the National Invitation Tournament semifinals in Madison Square Garden. The Hawkeyes will face Baylor for the NIT title.

Cristina Ortiz grew up as part of the lone Latino family in Leon, Iowa. The UI anthropology graduate student now lives in Columbus Junction, Iowa, and is researching the growing Chin Burmese refugee population that lives in this community. She will present her research Friday, April 5 as part of a panel presentation during the Refugees in the Heartland Provost's Global Forum.

Photos from the University of Iowa's April 2 event in Des Moines.

The April 2 Hawkeye Caucus Day inspired a lot of social media chatter—see some of the highlights.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present “Music Through the Centuries,” a free concert of music for organ, harpsichord, and voice, at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. Students will sing a variety of solo vocal music from composers Monteverdi, Purcell, Handel, Bach, Boulanger, Faure, and Davidson.

“Iowa’s Ice Age Giants,” a free public exhibit, opens Thursday, April 18, at the Old Capitol Museum’s Pentacrest Gallery for Arts, Humanities, and Sciences with a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

"Esther’s Town" by Deemer Lee is now available from the Bur Oak Books series of the University of Iowa Press.

The University of Iowa campus will take part in the normal, monthly testing of Johnson County's outdoor severe weather alert system at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 3.

When Iowa communities identify a need, they have a ready partner in the University of Iowa. That’s the message of Hawkeye Caucus Day, April 2 at the State Capitol in Des Moines.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the UI Symphony Band, conducted by Mark Heidel, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union on the UI campus.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher is co-presenting a concert by Mucca Pazza during the Mission Creek Festival. The unique band will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at The Englert Theatre, brining a unique sensibility to the stage—and beyond the stage—with a marching band meets rock band vibe.