Two gifts of $500,000 each have helped the Connie Belin and Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, which is part of the University of Iowa College of Education, make major headway in its $2.5 million fundraising campaign to celebrate the center’s 25th anniversary in 2013.

Each year, 20 University of Iowa juniors are selected to receive the $5,200 renewable award from the Carver Trust. Part of the criteria is having overcome significant social and economic hardship while showing great potential and promise. Here are the stories of three Carver Scholarship recipients.

While the men's tennis roster boasts four seniors, 6-foot-8 junior Garret Dunn's exceptional skill and maturity make him a leader for the Hawkeyes.

Stephen J. Rapp, the ambassador-at-large heading the Office of Global Criminal Justice in the U.S. Department of State, will discuss "Diplomacy for Global Justice: The tools for establishing truth, accountability and reconciliation after the commission of mass atrocities" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the Iowa Memorial Union.

The annual Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women presents some of the university's top honors for faculty and staff, as well as scholarships for promising students.

The University of Iowa Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Faculty Senate, and the Office of the Provost will host the annual Tenure Workshop at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, in Room W401 of Pappajohn Business Building.

University of Iowa diving coach Bob Rydze, a member of the Hawkeyes swimming and diving program for the past 37 years, has announced his retirement, which will become effective June 30.

Eddie Etsey will serve as co-emcee of the Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival this weekend. It's one of many roles the alumnus from Ghana plays on the UI campus.

Public health approaches do not routinely include a geographical perspective. Kirsten Beyer, a health geographer, will offer a free, public talk on the intersection of geography and public health at a free talk at 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, on the University of Iowa campus.

The State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the UI College of Public Health, issued its Cancer in Iowa 2012 report, which includes county-by-county statistics, summaries of new research projects, and a section focused on lung cancer, one of the state's "big four" cancers.

Hawkeye Caucus Day had the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines abuzz on Tuesday, March 27.

Marilynne Robinson, faculty member of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Pulitzer Prize winning author, will speak at the “Finding God at Iowa” lunch forum Friday, April 13.