Bicycling injuries represent a significant public health problem in the United States, which is why researchers at the University of Iowa are using a bicycling simulator to study the decision-making processes of children when crossing streets.

The University of Iowa Center for New Music will present a Composers Workshop, with a free concert slated for 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Cambus started modestly on Jan. 24, 1972, with a rented six-bus fleet. Forty years later, the campus bus service operates 18 regular routes and gives nearly 4 million rides a year.

Numerous musicians will join the Iowa Brass Quintet for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. The performance is free and the public is welcome.

The final weekend of the University of Iowa International Writing Program fall residency will open with a free panel discussion, “Images of America,” at noon, Friday, Nov. 2, in the Iowa City Public Library.

"The Fossil Guy" series continues at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, with “Twilight of the Dinosaur Age." The free public programs are geared toward elementary-age children and are held in Macbride Auditorium.

Two University of Iowa professors mark Open Access Week with thoughts on the importance of immediate, online sharing of research, and publications.

Flames, fireworks, and fans—the Friday, Oct. 19 Black and Gold Blowout at Carver-Hawkeye Arena delivered an explosive launch for the upcoming men's and women's basketball season.

The continuing struggle for “a new birth of freedom” following the American Civil War will be the topic of a presentation by Hal S. Chase Thursday, Nov. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of the UI Old Capitol Museum. The event is free and open to the public.

It started out with a bang as the Hawkeye football team took the field amid fireworks for the 2012 season's only night game at Kinnick Stadium. Saturday, Oct. 20 also marked the Black and Gold Spirit Game, one of several official "color games" peppered throughout the season.

Salgado Maranhão, leading Afro-Brazilian poet, songwriter, and winner of Brazil’s highest literary award (the Academy of Letters Prize), will present his newly translated collection, "Blood of the Sun," with American translator Alexis Levitin at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 5, in a free Prairie Lights reading streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Hancher will present Brian Stokes Mitchell, a Tony Award-winning actor and vocalist—and Glee guest star—on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Event Center.