The University of Iowa on Tuesday named Daniel Reed, an executive at Microsoft Corp. and a longtime academic, as its next vice president for research and economic development. Reed will start on Oct. 15 and succeeds Jordan Cohen.

"Detailing Trauma: A Poetic Anatomy," by Arianne Zwartjes, will become available Sept. 15 from the Sightline Books series of the University of Iowa Press.

Science fans and art lovers will enjoy an upcoming free UI Alumni Association event at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport. Registration closes Sept. 12.

The University of Iowa Division of Continuing Education has announced the names of students receiving scholarships for fall 2012.

Join the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum at the Cedar County Historical Society in Tipton, Saturday, Sept. 15, from noon to 5 p.m. to observe the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. The free family event include a historical interpretation of a Civil War encampment, games and crafts.

Los Angeles-based artist Brian Bress, a visiting artist in the painting and drawing area of the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, will present a free lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in Room 116 of Art Building West.

When stock analysts aren’t sure how to assess the earnings of a hard to value firm, they often just predict those earnings will follow the general trend of the market, according to new research from the University of Iowa.

Just because you’re really smart doesn’t mean you are supremely self-confident. That’s according to University of Iowa College of Education researchers who report that gifted children with attention deficit hyperactivity-disorder have lower self-esteem than their intellectual peers.

Artist, writer, and speaker Makoto Fujimura will talk about the importance of cultivating a “cultural soil” on Sept. 18 during the fall Geneva Lecture.

The University of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College are partnering to create a joint regional center focused on enhancing technical education and examining new models to stimulate additional student interest in STEM careers and four-year degrees and will co-lead one of the governor’s recently proposed regional STEM hubs.

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Jenny Zhang will be joined by Zach Schomburg to present a free poetry reading at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in Prairie Lights Books and on a Virtual Writing University live stream.

After two weeks of political party conventioneering, traders on the Iowa Electronic Markets believe President Barack Obama has a significantly higher likelihood of winning the popular vote on Election Day.