Atina Diffley of Organic Farm Works will read from the memoir 'Turn Here Sweet Corn: Organic Farming Works' at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in Prairie Lights Books.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts and the UI International Writing Program will present Global Express, a free evening of staged readings of works by current participants in the IWP at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, in Theatre B of the UI Theatre Building.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will launch its 2012-13 Gallery series with "Fields Below," written by theater and cinema student Levi Smith.

Men are marching in cherry red stiletto-heeled shoes to put an end to sexual violence. The second annual UI Walk a Mile in her Shoes will be Sunday, Sept. 30, raising both awareness about sexual assault prevention and funds for the Rape Victim Advocacy Program.

The University of Iowa awarded an estimated 850 degrees at the close of the 2012 summer session.

The UI Aging Mind and Brain Initiative is partnering with Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center to evaluate how older drivers interact with various types of advanced driving assistance systems. The findings from the three-year study will guide development and improve design of ADAS, to make them helpful to senior drivers.

It's a woolly! University of Iowa-led research team says remains uncovered at Iowa dig site belong to two, separate mammoth species, a "first for our state."

The Hawkeyes and Spirit Hollow Golf Course will co-host the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Burlington Sept. 16-18. Hosting an elite national event, playing on the state's top-ranked course, and the chance to play in front of a home crowd has the Hawkeyes eager to tee off.

University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop alumna Naomi Wallace (along with David Lindsay-Abaire) is a 2012 winner of the Horton Foote Prize.

The Class of 2013's Herky statue is taking a tour of campus. Find out where you can take a peek at the autograph-adorned bird.

Iowa’s three regents universities have announced participation in a unique program to encourage sustainability in all aspects of higher education. Called the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System, the program is administered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

T. Geronimo Johnson, an alumnus of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will read from "Hold It ‘Til It Hurts," his debut novel, at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Prairie Lights Books.