A team of University of Iowa researchers will study the progressive loss of the optic nerve, which is a hallmark of glaucoma.

Réne Lecuona, professor of piano in the University of Iowa School of Music, will perform with cellist Hannah Holman, formerly of the Maia Quartet and now with the New York City Ballet Orchestra and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24, in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber.

Nicole Esposito, professor of flute in the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a CD release concert with the award-winning Alturas Duo (Carlos Boltes, viola/charango, and Scott Hill, guitar) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

The University of Iowa Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, Faculty Senate, and the Office of the Provost invite faculty to the annual tenure workshop Tuesday, April 2, in Room 116 of Art Building West.

Wells Tower, writer of short stories and nonfiction, will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House. Tower is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes, the 2002 Plimpton (Discovery) Prize from the "Paris Review," and a Henfield Foundation Award.

The Iowa Neurological Patient Registry was founded in 1982 by UI researchers. The one-of-a-kind registry collects multiple instances of patients who have experienced brain damage as a result of injury, illness, or surgery, and helps researchers determine if lesions in one specific brain area always produce the same cognitive or behavioral deficits.

A new documentary co-produced by UI alumna Devon Terrill traces the stories of eight American families struggling to get by during the worst U.S. recession in 80 years. The film will debut on HBO on March 18 and will be screened March 30 at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

John Doershuk and Mark Anderson will present a free, public talk, “Where is that Confounded Site? Historic Background and the Recent Search for the Rummells-Maske Clovis Cache, 13CD15,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in the Biosphere Discovery Hub of the UI Museum of Natural History.

Innovative program includes music by recognized masters of classical music, as well as by contemporary musicians like Radiohead and Arcade Fire.

As part of Iowa City’s first carnaval celebration this summer, the University of Iowa Museum of Art will present two spring-time talks by carnaval designers. The first, by architect and interior designer Jaime Cezário, will be offered in the Old Capitol Museum Senate Chamber on Monday, March 25.

Nominations are now being accepted for the UI Children's Hospital Kid Captain program for 2013.

The Dental Science Building addition at the University of Iowa has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.