April is Earth Month, and University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums will offer visitors information on how to care for our planet at home and away as well as a month’s worth of movies with environmental themes.

The University of Iowa "Research in the Capitol" event is set for Tuesday, March 26, in Des Moines. The annual spring event invites about 20 students under the auspices of the honors program at each of Iowa’s three Regents institutions.

Carver-Hawkeye Arena hosts first and second round action in the 2013 NCAA women's basketball tournament starting Sunday. The Hawkeye women open play at 6:30 p.m. against the University of Miami.

Five Iowans who were equal rights advocates and likely involved in the Underground Railroad will be the subject of a free public lecture on Thursday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum.

Iowa defeats Indiana State 68-52 to advance in the National Invitation Tournament. The Hawkeyes will play Stony Brook University at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20.

University of Iowa law students are spending their spring break this week in Des Moines with leaders from the Iowa legislature, governor's office, and judiciary to see how state government works up close.

New media journalism—blogs, social media sites, and the like—are often heralded as the future of journalism. But Columbia University Professor Todd Gitlin, a renowned media scholar, journalist, sociologist, and writer, thinks mainstream journalism remains crucial—even though it often does a lousy job.

The latest annual report on cancer in Iowa estimates 6,400 Iowans will die from cancer in 2013, 17 times the number of deaths caused by auto fatalities. In addition, an estimated 17,300 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowa residents, according to the “Cancer in Iowa: 2013” report released today by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

"Stories We Tell Ourselves: 'Dream Life' and 'Seeing Things'” by Michelle Herman is now available from the University of Iowa Press. The two thought-provoking, extended essays that make up the book draw from the author’s richly diverse experiences and history, taking the reader on a deeply pleasurable walk to several unexpectedly profound destinations.

The Senior Project connects high school students with area seniors. Their work together will result in written portraits of new friends made across the generations.

The University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums offer exhibits and tours to enjoy the week of March 17. Old Capitol Museum is open normal hours through Thursday, March 21, and closes Friday, March 22, for the National History Day Competition. The UI Museum of Natural History is open normal hours all week.

After earning its first postseason berth in six years and advancing to the NIT second round last season, the University of Iowa men's basketball team earned its second consecutive NIT appearance Sunday and has aspirations to make more noise in this year's tournament.