Iowa City author Michelle Edwards will read from her new book, "Room for the Baby," at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in Prairie Lights Book and through a live stream on the University of Iowa’s Virtual Writing University website.

The second phase of the University of Iowa field hockey season—Big Ten Conference play—begins Friday, Sept. 21, at No. 15 Michigan State University. With conference title aspirations, the Hawkeyes know the importance of starting strong.

The University of Iowa Center for New Music (CNM) will present a free concert at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 30, in the Riverside Recital Hall, featuring the CNM Ensemble with guest composer Stephen David Beck and guest conductor Bert Van Herck.

Underscoring the University of Iowa’s commitment to supporting and helping grow Iowa’s economy, UI President Sally Mason today named David Hensley as interim associate vice president for economic development. Hensley’s appointment to this new position takes effect Oct. 1.

The University of Iowa on Friday will showcase the founding of a high-throughput screening facility, capable of performing rapid-fire experiments involving large amounts of data and the first of its kind for academic use in the state. The instrument, funded by the federal National Institutes of Health, is expected to spawn research collaboration campus wide.

The Latino Midwest, the 2012-13 University of Iowa Obermann-International Programs Humanities symposium, will examine the history, education, literature, art, and civil rights struggles of Latinos in the Midwest in light of the demographic changes experienced by states in this region with growing Latino populations.

The University of Iowa School of Social Work will host the Iowa Latino Conference Oct. 12-13 in Iowa City. The conference aims to explore the changing demographics and dynamics of Latino communities in Iowa, and to strengthen the responsiveness of policy makers, business leaders, and community organizations.

The UI Museum of Natural History's "Night at the Museum" program for Friday, Oct. 12 will focus on the night sky, space exploration and astronomy. The program, from 6-9 p.m., is limited to 20 children in grades 1-5. To pre-register, call 319-335-0606.

September is Pain Awareness Month and University of Iowa Health Care is offering a free, public seminar on pain management from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in the Melrose Conference Room at UI Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

The Florida State Seminoles are the most productive team after the first three weeks of the college football season, according to a weekly ranking that measures offensive and defensive production compiled by a University of Iowa economist.

Stacie Townsend might be the only University of Iowa law student who knows all the lyrics to "God Save the Queen."

While connections between a French Emperor, a nearly-forgotten war, and the State of Iowa may seem remote, they are, in fact, all around us.