By late 2013, library patrons will be able to enjoy a tech-infused, 24-hour, comfy study space and one-stop academic help center. The new Food for Thought café will feature an expanded menu, as well as espresso and gourmet coffees.

The university is pleased to announce the following faculty promotions. The promotions are effective for the 2012–13 academic year, beginning July 1.

Fourteen staff members and six faculty members at the University of Iowa received awards for excellence in 2012.

Charles D’Ambrosio and Joyelle McSweeney will present a free reading at 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

Short, fast, and confidential, the Working at Iowa survey that launches Thursday, Oct. 11 presents an opportunity for faculty and staff to share their honest feedback on employment at the UI.

When voters step to the polls, they don't often wonder how the voting machines got there. Work from a UI researcher helps communities move them more efficiently and reduce the probability of fraudulent tampering.

How did a modest Midwestern college town become a global literary icon? This new documentary—also playing at Iowa City's Englert Theatre—tells the tale.

A University of Iowa team has discovered a new biological pathway in blood vessel cells, which may contribute to the blood pressure-lowering effects of TZD drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes. This finding may help to develop new therapies that retain the beneficial effect of TZDs but eliminate the adverse side effects.

Bryan Phillips, an assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Biology, was recently awarded a three-year grant by the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust in the amount of $372,828. Research funded by the grant could lead to the development of drugs to alleviate the effects of human disease.

A new book edited by University of Iowa American studies doctoral students Nicholas Yanes and Derrais Carter looks at President Barack Obama's candidacy and first year of presidency through a pop culture lens.

Public Policy Center director and College of Dentistry faculty member Peter Damiano presents at the next "Finding God at Iowa" forum Friday, Oct. 12, at noon in the Ohio State Room (343) in the Iowa Memorial Union.

The Hawkeye wrestling team opens practice for the 2012-13 season on Wednesday with former wrestler Luke Lofthouse as the new strength and conditioning coach.