Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa and Mayo Clinic have received a five-year, $11.5 million grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to continue the Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) for lymphoma research.

On Saturday, Sept. 29, the UI Pentacrest Museums will participate in the eighth annual Museum Day Live! Visitors can download a Museum Day Live! ticket at www.smithsonian.com/museumday and redeem it at the Old Capitol Museum or the UI Museum of Natural History for a free gift.

The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum is hosting its next “Wednesday Workshop!” series Wednesday, Sept. 26 from 6-7:30 p.m. Participants will learn how to make a simple Napoléon-era medallion, inspired by the current exhibition, Napoléon and the Art of Propaganda, which is co-sponsored by the UI Museum of Art.

The University of Iowa will hold a campus and community Sustainability Rally in the Kinnick Stadium press box from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11.

There isn't much difference between a two-carry Mark Weisman and a 24-carry Mark Weisman. And the University of Iowa sophomore running back intends to keep it that way, even after his breakout game running the ball against the University of Northern Iowa.

The 2012 series of free Sunday Prairie Lights readings, featuring writers from the International Writing Program and the University of Iowa’s graduate writing program, will continue at 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 30.

The Rural Policy Research Institute Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis has been awarded two new cooperative agreements by the Office of Rural Health Policy in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A total of $100,000 is available through the Innovations in Teaching with Technology Award program, which supports innovative instructional technology projects that impact student success and retention.

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.