A glance at University of Iowa engagement on state, national, and global levels.

Charles Baxter and University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Arda Collins will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

Steel Band II and III, student ensembles in the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Room 150 of Music West Interim Building on the UI campus.

While our entire adult lives have been deeply affected by the AIDS pandemic, we weren't quite prepared for emotional and social experience of gathering with thousands on America's most public space to commemorate our loss.

As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama courted female voters throughout the presidential election, many women’s issues received heavy media attention. In the University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll, voters from Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio were asked a series of questions about women’s issues, including equal pay, coverage for contraceptives, and funding for women’s health organizations. Partisanship and gender...

Robin Hemley, director of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program, and MFA candidate Mieke Eerkens will read from "Fakes", an anthology of short stories edited by David Shields and Matthew Vollmer, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History closes the fall series of Night at the Museum programs with “Dinosaur Dig” from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. Children who participate will receive an MNH miner hat with headlamp and participate in fun and games in the darkened galleries.

Facilities are important in the recruitment of top collegiate athletes. The University of Iowa made great strides in facility upgrades with the opening of its new football practice facility and the construction of the Varsity Golf Complex.

A February milestone. An injection of suspense in June. And a moment of praise (and a chance to exhale) in October. This sequence provides a snapshot of the progress made in 2012 with regard to the replacement of flood-damaged arts facilities at the University of Iowa.

A glance at the arts, culture, entertainment, and sport found within the University of Iowa community.

The Chamber Winds ensemble in the University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Choruses will present Brahms’ Schicksalslied, op. 54 (Song of Fate) and Carmina Burana (Songs of Beuren) by Carl Orff at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.