Three University of Iowa alumni—Joseph Dobrian, Justin Cronin, and Robert Grunst—will read from their work Oct. 23-26 at free events at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The readings will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website, www.writinguniversity.org.

DIY History lets the public contribute to historic scholarship by transcribing handwritten documents, including manuscript cookbooks from the University of Iowa Libraries’ Special Collections.

A student and two staff members will be honored at the University of Iowa's 2012 Disability Celebration Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Room 115 in the Center for Disabilities and Development. This year's theme is "Keep Me in the Loop" and will feature a presentation, via technology, on hearing loops.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

Kenneth Goldsmith will present a free reading at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 21, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

"Of Men and Marshes" by Paul L. Errington is now available in paperback from the Bur Oak Books series of the University of Iowa Press. The book remains an evocative reminder of the great beauty and intrinsic value of the glacial marshland.

The University of Iowa has a long tradition of fostering the highest level of string quartet playing and chamber music instruction—think the Stradivari String Quartet, or more recently, the Maia String Quartet. This storied history adds another chapter this academic year with the formation of the UI String Quartet Residency Program.

People have different perspectives about what constitutes respectful behavior. Before we can understand how to meet others’ expectations, we must be willing to engage in conversations—respectful ones—about just what those expectations are.

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.