The Iowa Summer Rep festival of “Chills and Thrills” mysteries will present a staged reading of "Trouble is My Business" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, in Theatre B of the University of Iowa Theatre Building.

To celebrate NASA’s 50th anniversary, the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, will host a three-month exhibit of NASA-commissioned art, "NASA | ART: 50 Years of Exploration," and a companion display of spaceflight instruments and models designed and built at the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Summer Intensive, now held at Halsey Hall on the University of Iowa campus, offers advanced students ages 14 to 17 an intensive, one-of-a-kind experience.

Leaders at the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center have announced recipients of the first round of the 2012 American Cancer Society seed grant awards.

Prices on the Iowa Electronic Markets show traders believe a Republican takeover of Congress is the most likely outcome of this November’s elections, but they increasingly favor an outcome in which neither party controls a chamber.

Arlene Drack, associate professor of pediatric ophthalmology and ophthalmic genetics in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has been granted a $100,000 RPB Physician-Scientist Award by Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB).

University of Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery has signed a new contract to continue as the Hawkeye head basketball coach for the foreseeable future.

Some 3,900 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the Dean's List for the 2012 spring semester.

Some 280 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the President's List for the 2012 spring semester. The President's List recognizes academic excellence. A student must have a minimum 4.0 grade point average in all academic subjects for the preceding two semesters, with a total of at least 12 semester hours of credit during that period, to qualify.

University of Iowa researchers and their colleagues have developed a new technique to evaluate how aerosol pollutants affect clouds, thereby giving scientists the ability to examine clouds and determine particle concentrations in the atmosphere below. The technique will aid fields such as air quality monitoring, weather forecasting, and climate projection.

Enjoy an evening of song, expert insights, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into the world of Gilbert and Sullivan at a free University of Iowa Alumni Association event featuring UI faculty, staff, and students.

Beginning in August, first-year/freshmen applicants to the University of Iowa will self-report their high school course work, test scores, grade point average, and class rank when they apply for admission.