Richard Epstein, professor of law at New York University and author of the Hoover Institution’s The Libertarian blog, will discuss social welfare when he speaks at the University of Iowa College of Law on Thursday, March 6.

The University of Iowa Museum of Art will host its monthly First Friday art reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 7 at Iowa City's newest film venue, FilmScene, located at 118 East College Street on the Pedestrian Mall.

Alan Huckleberry, associate professor in the University of Iowa School of Music, will make an audiovisual statement about human rights during the March 2 Piano Sundays concert at 1:30 p.m. in the Old Capitol Museum.

UI doctors presented a Mini Medical School workshop on melanoma at Indian Hills Community College, noting that while older Iowans often have the most sun-damaged skin after years of outdoor exposure, more young people are developing deadly melanoma due to overexposure in tanning beds.

“I do want to make my position clear. I believe there is no excuse for sexual assault. I have zero tolerance for sexual misconduct...The university will do everything in its power to prevent sexual violence, support survivors, and hold offenders responsible.”

Long before movies were about glamour and allure, before red carpets and who are you wearing, when Hollywood was just a small town in California, the motion picture industry was a business in its infancy trying to figure out its future.

At the University of Iowa, faculty and students from a range of disciplines are actively partnering with community members to solve real-world problems.

Ames High School senior Aparna Ajjarapu is one of more than 150 top science and math students from across the state participating in the 2014 Iowa Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27 and 28, on the University of Iowa campus.

The Iowa Memorial Union footbridge will be closed to all pedestrian traffic from March 3-17. Alternate pedestrian river crossings are located at the Hancher footbridge to the north, or Iowa Avenue to the south.

Ragamala Dance is committed to preserving an important dance heritage while pushing the art form forward. "Sacred Earth" unifies this unique dance vision with other forms of art. The UI’s Hancher will present Ragamala Dance March 6 and 7 at Space Place Theater.

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics reduced food waste by 40 percent in 2013 by eliminating less-popular menu items and cutting surplus servings. The hospital donated more food to organizations that feed the hungry and composted 77 tons of food waste.

The University of Iowa’s Old Capitol Museum will launch a semester of events paying homage to classic author Edgar Allan Poe with a screening of "The Masque of the Red Death" at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 in the Senate Chamber.