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.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

The latest economic forecast from the University of Iowa’s MBA student financial analysts sees slow but steady growth over the next two years, with political uncertainty in the U.S. and Europe keeping unemployment above 7 percent.

Short-story writer Deborah Eisenberg, a former visiting faculty member in the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will return as a guest of the workshop to present a free reading at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Dey House.