Small businesses in Iowa are less knowledgeable than larger businesses about the Affordable Care Act, according to a new study conducted by the UI's Public Policy Center, in collaboration with the Iowa Department of Public Health, the state Health Insurance Marketplace Interagency Workgroup on Health Care Reform, and the UI College of Public Health.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will present "Makeover," a new musical freely inspired by the lives of entrepreneurs Estée Lauder and Mary Kay, as its Iowa Partnership in the Arts production for the 2013-14 season. This work premieres at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in the David Thayer Theatre of the UI Theatre Building.

Join the award-winning Iowa Percussion for a look at the art of creating music during a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, in the UI’s Riverside Recital Hall. The UI’s Arts Share and the Community Foundation of Johnson County are the sponsors of this annual concert.

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Chinelo Okparanta will read from her debut story collection centered on Nigerian women, "Happiness, Like Water," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City.

Piano Sundays, a series of free public concerts presented by the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums, will resume its 2013-14 season Feb. 2, in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol Museum. “Mostly Liszt” begins at 1:30 p.m. and features the works of 19th century virtuoso Franz Liszt.

Naturally 7 has risen to prominence while touring extensively with Michael Bublé. But make no mistake: This group has headliner power in its own right. The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Naturally 7 on Friday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

The University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine hosted a Mini Medical School for girls in grades 6-8 to participate in a number of hands-on activities to give them an idea of what doctors, first responders, and researchers deal with on a daily basis.

UI Museum of Art Director Sean O’Harrow says Jackson Pollock's "Mural" represents an important place for Iowa in art history.

From study abroad endeavors to international research and outreach, the UI International Programs (IP) annual report provides information on IP as well as an overview of the past year's activities, research, events, statistics, student and faculty achievements, photos, and more.

"Stalking: Know It. Name. It. Stop It." is the theme of an awareness campaign launched by the University of Iowa Anti-Violence Coalition in collaboration with a number of stakeholders running January through mid February.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with the cast of The Second City comedy troupe at a UI Alumni Association event at Iowa City's Englert Theatre.

The UI's Dr. Ignacio Ponseti spent 50 years trying to get doctors to accept his nonsurgical club-foot treatment; it wasn't until parents began spreading the word via Internet support groups that the method became standard.