"The Distance Between Us: a Memoir" by Reyna Grande is the 2014 selection for the One Community, One Book annual reading program sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights in the College of Law.

The Iowa Medical Society, the statewide professional organization for physicians, has identified the Partnership for Alcohol Safety, a joint effort of the University of Iowa and the City of Iowa City, as the recipient of the 2014 Special Presidential Citation Award.

The Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC) will partner with Decorah and Winneshiek County, as well as Iowa City and Sioux City. The IISC aids municipalities with sustainability projects that are spearheaded by UI students and professors.

In celebration of Bill Sackter—the namesake of Wild Bill’s coffee shop in North Hall and Uptown Bill’s Coffee House and Community Arts Center—a series of events will take place April 10, 12, and 14, including a birthday bash with live music.

More than 100 undergraduate and graduate students went to the State Capitol for the fourth-annual Hawkeye Caucus Day, during which they spoke with legislators to voice their opinions on educational issues.

When he's not working out and preparing for games with his NFL teammates, former Hawkeye stand-out Julian Vandervelde is the front man for a Quad Cities-based metal band called "Bigger on the Inside."

Four members of the Hawkeye football team visited fifth- and sixth-graders Wednesday at Kirkwood Elementary as part of the UNESCO City of Literature and University of Iowa Hawkeye Readers program.

Still looking to give yourself the chills even though the weather is warming? The Old Capitol Museum invites you to a special evening of fright as University of Iowa students read selected works by Edgar Allan Poe at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in the Senate Chamber.

Ever wondered what a triceratops used its horns for? Ever pondered why a saber-toothed cat needed saber teeth? Learn the answers as Don "The Fossil Guy" Johnson returns to the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History in April with programs at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoons.

Herbert Cole, professor emeritus from the University of California, Santa Barbara, will lecture on “Perspectives on African Art and Life” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in Room 240 of Art Building West at the University of Iowa. The lecture is free and open to the public.

University of Iowa Health Care specialists will hold a series of Mini-Medical School presentations on the science behind personalized cancer care over a three-week period beginning April 15.

About 120 University of Iowa students headed to Des Moines April 2 for the annual Hawkeye Caucus Day, a chance to make the case for higher education and get a firsthand look at state government.