Through dozens of student and teacher interviews over the summer, Iowa City's Working Group Theatre developed the plot for a new Hancher-commissioned play on bullying, which will debut in local junior highs this month, with the goal of answering one question: Can we make bullying not cool?

He had the beat. But it would be another two decades before University of Iowa alumnus Steve Schlosser drummed up the idea—and the courage—to share his percussive talent with youth through the musical performance group Sheltered Reality.

The University of Iowa is flipping the traditionally somber tone of Veterans Day on its head and returning to its original upbeat, celebratory feel with a Hawaiian celebration. Veteran Vitality 2013 will be Monday, Nov. 11, and includes a 6,000-flag display, a kickoff celebration, a series of panels, and a luau.

One lane of northbound traffic on U.S. Highway 6, from the C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory to Burlington Street, will be closed on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Classic characters, Broadway shows, unforgettable movies, indelible television roles—Lily Tomlin has done it all. She'll have the Hancher audience laughing at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Event Center.

Jeff Weld, who earned three degrees from the University of Iowa, was named recipient of the 2013 Yager Educational Accomplishment Honor, presented annually to the College of Education graduate who has demonstrated significant accomplishment or innovation in the K-12 setting. The award presentation will take place Tuesday, Nov. 19.

Travis Henry, a clinical lab analyst with the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, is helping Puerto Rico implement a screening process for a potentially curable condition in babies; he left a message in the sand that reads, "SHL Univ. of Iowa impacting the globe."

Chemistry and physics are central scientific disciplines that help us understand the "how" of almost everything. Two University of Iowa chemistry scholars share how concepts in these disciplines shape their understanding of the world.

The public is invited to attend several social and educational events Nov. 8 through 15 as part of the University of Iowa celebration of International Education Week 2013.

Before Mason Shepherd was born, his mother, Cindy, went in for her 20-week ultrasound where doctors discovered that her son had stopped growing. The Shepherds were transferred to UI Children’s Hospital for genetic testing, and Mason was diagnosed with Russell-Silver syndrome, a disorder characterized by slow growth before and after birth.

A long train of little super heroes, fairies, cats, and ninjas—some with IV poles in tow—paraded through the halls of UI Children's Hospital Thursday, stopping here and there for trick-or-treat candy.

University of Iowa international students got a taste of an American holiday tradition with pumpkin carving, costumes, and candy corn at a "Life in Iowa" Halloween event, organized by International Student and Scholar Services in UI International Programs.