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Five-year-old Alaina Hunt, who likes to draw, created Art with Heart, a fundraiser where 100 percent of the proceeds go to the Child Life Program at University of Iowa Children's Hospital, where Hunt's little brother has undergone surgeries and treatment.

The University of Iowa has made a new academic portal available that allows researchers to connect with colleagues and potential collaborators worldwide. The KNODE platform connects life-sciences faculty and experts in industry and academia.

Have you ever wanted to go back in time to your favorite event in history? Or hop aboard the Enterprise or Tardis and travel deep into space? Set your time machine to Friday, Oct. 25, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and join Pentacrest Museums for the eighth annual Creepy Campus Crawl.

Iowa Cello Daze, an annual celebration for performers and fans of the violoncello, will be hosted by the University of Iowa School of Music Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 26-27. All the Daze events are free and open to the public.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present “Jazz That Moves,” a performance featuring the UI World Beat Ensemble and the UI Latin Jazz Ensemble, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in The Mill in downtown Iowa City.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will present a Gallery Production, "thisisnotaWarPlay | thisisaWarPlay," written by Micah Ariel James and directed by Joshua Raheim, at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 24-26, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, in Theatre B of the UI Theatre Building.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free recital by the Clarinet Studio at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in the University Capitol Centre on the UI campus.

This year, the UI College of Education celebrates the 40th anniversary of the college's home, the Linquist Center. Named in honor of E.F. Lindquist, the building is a legacy to the genius of the man who personifies the college's tagline, Leaders. Scholars. Innovators.

A survey shows Iowa consumers don't understand how to enroll in the health-insurance exchanges triggered by the federal Affordable Care Act. The survey was conducted by the University of Iowa's Public Policy Center.

In October, 14 UI International Writing Program writers traveled to New Orleans; Craig Cliff, a fiction writer, poet, and columnist from New Zealand, and Roland Rugero, a fiction writer, journalist and filmmaker from Burundi, reflect on the trip.

University of Iowa students, faculty and staff, and the general public can learn the basics of rowing during classes sponsored by UI Recreational Services' Hawkeye Community Rowing.