The Dublin Guitar Quartet will perform music by Glass, Reich, Ligeti, and others in its University of Iowa Hancher concert Saturday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Riverside Recital Hall.

You don't just need to rely on hot dogs and pizza to make a buck at concession stands. A study led by the University of Iowa examined sales, revenues, and profits at a booster-run concession stand in Iowa that offered healthy food items, from apples to string cheese, over a full season. The club registered stable sales and revenue, while profits remained intact. Results appear in the Journal of...

Terry Wahls, UI clinical professor of internal medicine, details lifestyle changes and Paleolithic-style food plans to combat autoimmune diseases and other chronic medical conditions in her new book, "The Wahls Protocol."

University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program and Writers’ Workshop graduate Julene Bair will read from her ecological memoir of the high plains, "The Ogallala Road," at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Ten student teams from the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will work toward developing business models this summer with resources and support from the university.

UI law professor Josephine Gittler, who directs the National Health Law and Policy Resource Center, says elder abuse is "a large and growing problem,” noting that the most prevalent form of abuse is financial exploitation through illegal or improper use of funds, property or assets.

Muscatine residents and leaders were treated to three different visions for the future of the Muscatine riverfront presented by graduate students from the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning; the event was part of the process of gathering information about improvements to the park.

In honor of International Women's Day March 8, UI International Programs shares just a few achievements of UI students, staff, and faculty; the inspiring and high-impact work of these women is a true testament to the day's 2014 theme, "Equality for women is progress for all."

Laurie Kroymann, director of the UI dietetic internship program, said increased rates of obesity, diabetes, and autoimmune disorders such as Celiac disease have made the public aware of the value of dietitians, which has created more jobs.

The latest annual report on cancer in Iowa estimates 17,400 new cancers will be diagnosed among Iowa residents in 2014. In addition, an estimated 6,400 Iowans will die from cancer, according to the “Cancer in Iowa: 2014” report released today by the State Health Registry of Iowa, based in the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will present a lecture from UI professor emeritus Charles Hindes, “Wood-fire and Smoke-firing Aesthetics and Techniques,” at 6 p.m. Monday, March 24, in Room 1415 of Studio Arts Building.

University Communication and Marketing video services staff produces "The Iowa Now Minute," a new, 60-second roundup highlighting recent University of Iowa activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Friday in Iowa Now. Check out Iowa Now Minute 3/7/14.