During Apple's WWDC conference Monday, Senior Vice President of Software Craig Federighi named the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as one of the hospitals it was working with to develop its new health app, which will be available in the company's next operating system iOS 8.

The chemical attack, gunmen, and panicked spectators at an Iowa ballpark were part of a staged scenario, but the response was real—experts from across the state, including members of the State Hygienic Laboratory at the UI—used full-scale exercises as real life training this spring.

The University of Iowa Mobile Museum will roll into downtown Des Moines on Tuesday, June 17, where it will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. UI curators Sarah Horgen, Elizabeth Reetz, and Julia DeSpain will present a noon lecture about the museum exhibits and mission.

Last season, the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts produced a new adaptation of Molière’s "The Imaginary Invalid" that included new music and choreography from members of the artistic team. Go behind the scenes to see how this Mainstage production came to life.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts has announced its 2014-15 Mainstage Season, a run that will feature one of the Western world's greatest comedies, a piece inspired by a work by Hans Christian Andersen, and a party incident gone wrong in the modern age of social networks and viral content.

In addition to natural science, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory offers a summer Entrepreneurship Institute and an Artist in Residence program, says educational coordinator Jane Shuttleworth.

Bill Whittaker with the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist has spent the past 7 years documenting small Iowa towns with photographs because he noticed a lot of small towns were slowly fading away, and he wanted to highlight what is left in the communities.

“The Season is the Reason” to celebrate at the next University of Iowa Museum of Art First Friday on Friday, June 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at FilmScene, on the downtown Iowa City Pedestrian Mall at 118 E. College St. First Friday is free and open to the public.

Members of the media are invited to the 39th annual meeting of the American Regions Mathematics League, described as the "World Series of mathematics competitions," taking place simultaneously on the University of Iowa campus and three other locations around the country, Friday and Saturday. May 30 and 31.

The University of Iowa Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival has a new website, which features a "Save the Date" message for this year's festival on Oct. 5 in Hubbard Park on the UI campus.

Muscatine native Cody Ash says he enjoyed the artistic challenge of Herky on Parade: "They require a lot of different aspects including painting, sewing, and working with cardboard...It’s a lot of problem solving trying to figure out how to make accessories to scale.”

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