Experience the magic of the Iowa State Fair through a photo exhibit by Kurt Ullrich opening Thursday, June 12, at the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum.

Patients who want to compare prices for prostate-cancer surgery may find it rough going: A University of Iowa study found a 13-fold difference in prices quoted by 100 hospitals nationwide. Moreover, most provided little more than broad estimates, and only three gave a hard copy of the charges. Results appear in the journal Urology.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason shares a letter with the campus community, highlighting progress and points of pride from the past year and thanking everyone for their contributions, dedication, and hard work.

Signed, sealed, and delivered: The University of Iowa welcomed a new magnetic resonance imaging instrument, one of the world's most sophisticated models to date, that will advance research into the human brain and body.

University of Iowa graduate Jeffrey Kueter has been named president and chief executive officer of the UI Alumni Association. Kueter currently is the president of the George C. Marshall Institute in Arlington, Virginia.

The University of Iowa hosts a grain silo rescue demonstration to promote greater safety in agricultural and farming. A professional will climb into a simulated silo filled with grain and demonstrate a potential real-life situation in which a person needs to be rescued from an avalanche of flowing grain. The simulation is Monday, June 9, at 5 p.m. at the UI College of Public Health.

Iowa Summer Rep will continue its rich history of summer play production with a touring production of Dorothy Marcic’s "Respect: A Musical Journey of Women." The production will be on tour June 14-27 throughout the state of Iowa while the University of Iowa Theatre Building is closed for major renovations.

Lots of physical activity during childhood leads to strong bones, even for those who don't exercise much as teens: "When you accumulate physical activity as a child, you end up with what looks like better bone as an adolescent," says UI researcher Kathleen Janz.

The spring 2014 UI College of Dentistry commencement ceremony will be streamed live from "Iowa Now." Streaming will begin shortly before the ceremony begins on Friday, June 6 at 6 p.m. Archival video will replace the live stream on the "Iowa Now" page shortly after the ceremony concludes.

MusicIC returns this summer with a free, four-concert chamber music festival in downtown Iowa City Wednesday through Saturday, June 18-21. Now in its fourth season, MusicIC bills itself as the place “Where Music and Literature Meet."

Some 400 students, split into 30 teams representing regions of the Midwest, competed at the University of Iowa for the grand title in the American Regions Mathematics League, hosted locally by the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development.

Top high-school musicians from throughout the Midwest and other parts of the United States are converging on the University of Iowa for the 2014 Iowa Summer Music Camps. The camps, which run June 15-27, will include six free concerts open to the public.