The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, recently approved plans to establish the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics as a statewide resource to promote personalized genomic clinical medicine, research, and education focused on medical and scientific advances around the human genome.

Randall Kennedy, one of the leading scholars and race and the law, will speak at UI on Oct. 4, a week before the Supreme Court hears arguments in a pivotal case regarding affirmative action and college admissions.

Much like he expected to when he committed to the University of Iowa, sophomore Joseph Winslow made a big rise to success in the collegiate golf world. It just happened a lot faster than he, or anybody, could have predicted.

'Redstart' by poets Forrest Gander and John Kinsella is now available from the Contemporary North American Poetry series of the University of Iowa Press.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering will hold the second annual Richard L. Valentine Distinguished Lecture from 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, in Room W290 of the Chemistry Building on the UI Campus. The talk is free and open to the public. The subject will be the use of nanomaterials in detecting environmental contamination.

Faculty oboist Andrew Parker will be the featured soloist in a free concert by the University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, in the Riverside Recital Hall.

Student and faculty support, and a new student commons in the Boyd Law Building are among the priorities for the campaign, which has already raised $28 million.

A pair of University of Iowa faculty have authored the latest edition of Tumors and Cysts of the Jaws, considered the go-to guide for developments in the field of jawbone diseases and diagnosis.

The University of Iowa Pomerantz Career Center is hosting a free webinar designed to help parents assist students seeking jobs or internships.

The University of Iowa UNESCO City of Literature (UCOL) Mobile Application Development Team—will unveil the newest version of its “City of Lit” app from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City. City of Lit features information on Iowa City's rich literary history, highlighting authors and local sites of interest. Visitors can guide themselves around town in...

Do you have an idea that advances cross-cultural understanding, strengthens positive inter-group relations, and promotes a welcoming learning environment? If so, then you're encouraged to apply for the 2012-13 University of Iowa Diversity Catalyst Seed Grants by Oct. 15 to help plant these ideas and help them grow.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History continues its fall Movies@MNH series at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the Biosphere Discovery Hub of Macbride Hall. This month’s movie is an hour-long PBS special titled “Dinosaur Wars.” The movie series is a free family event open to the public.