The Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities has launched a new effort to assist Iowa municipalities with long-term sustainability projects. Broad in scope, these collaborative projects will encompass economic, environmental, social, and cultural needs of Iowa communities.

Len Sandler, clinical professor in the University of Iowa College of Law, and students from the UI Clinical Law program will present “Guardianship and Conservatorship Basics for Care Givers” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.

A team of researchers is developing an app that would send photos from the scene of a motor vehicle crash to providers at hospital emergency rooms long before the victims arrive at the hospital.

The University of Iowa Museum of Art set an all-time museum record for attendance at events, programs, and exhibitions during the 2011-2012 academic year. The UIMA drew 145,466 people, eclipsing the previous record of 91,631 for 2010-2011.

Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author and faculty member in the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will join UI Nonfiction Writing Program alumna Eula Biss for a literary benefit at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City.

University of Iowa undergraduates are increasingly planning their coursework with an eye toward the job market. Earning a certificate via one of the university's 21 interdisciplinary certificate programs gives students the opportunity to add credentials to their degrees and make their résumés and transcripts stand out.

The discovery this year of fossil remains of two different kinds of mammoths in rural Mahaska County, Iowa, has surprised and delighted paleontologists and archaeologists at the University of Iowa. Some of those fossils will be on public display Wednesday, Oct. 17, as UI researchers discuss their importance.

Dance Gala 2012, the University of Iowa dance department's major annual event, will feature the early signature piece by legendary choreographer Jennifer Muller, as well as new and reimagined works by dance faculty Charlotte Adams, Eloy Barragán, Deanna Carter, Armando Duarte, Jennifer Kayle, and Alan Sener. The first performance is set for 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25.

Anthony Arnone is accustomed to hearing applause. It goes with the territory of the performing arts, and Arnone, professor of cello in the University of Iowa School of Music, has performed across the United States and around the world. On Sunday, Sept. 9, however, he was cheered as he completed his first Ironman Triathlon.

The PBS NewsHour will profile the Iowa Electronic Markets tonight as part of a feature looking at alternative ways to forecast an election.

James E. Ashton will present a seminar on business ethics as part of the "Grabbing the Globe" seminar series. In 1982, Ashton was dismissed from his position as vice president of engineering in the General Dynamics submarine division when he refused to allow waste and mismanagement to continue.

The University of Iowa International Writing Program will present two free events—a film screening and a reading—on the UI campus Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 16-17.