Buddy Guy will bring the blues to Iowa City as part of a new Summer of the Arts Festival. The University of Iowa's Hancher is presenting the concert during the Iowa Soul Festival Sept. 13.

Now that spring has sprung and summer seems like a sure thing after all, the urge to hit the road for a day trip grows stronger. Iowa Now invites its readers to share some of their favorite spots for one-day getaways.

University of Iowa students who are running businesses will have the opportunity to highlight their startups at a business fair on Friday.

In recent years, entrepreneurship centers and programs at the University of Iowa have obtained funding to keep services alive. And the UI Foundation's new fundraising campaign aims to continue contributing to those resources serving student entrepreneurs.

The UI College of Education recently unveiled its new brand initiative: "Leaders. Scholars. Innovators."

Sandy Daack-Hirsch, an assistant professor in the UI College of Nursing, is investigating the decline in parents not choosing an elective screening for expectant moms that can detect a host of health problems their baby may face.

The University of Iowa Alumni Association’s Lifelong Learning series will present “The Magic Behind the Ardore Quartet,” an exclusive, behind-the-scenes experience with Elizabeth Oakes, University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program Coordinator, and the Ardore String Quartet.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience on Friday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall, next to the Sheraton Hotel. The concert will kick off the 2013 edition of the Summer of the Arts Friday Night Concert Series.

Officials say the launch of the University of Iowa College of Education’s new brand honors the past and looks forward to the future.

The UI Foundation unveiled the newest fundraising campaign on May 2, “For Iowa. Forever More: The Campaign for the University of Iowa,” with one of the campaign’s three main goals being to ensure a healthier and more sustainable world.

Muscatine area school children enjoyed a wide range of hands-on activities Saturday as part of a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Festival, offered by area businesses and representatives from the UI.

UI students and faculty have been leading weekly writing workshops at Lemme Elementary School, helping the kids craft stories and visual projects using Spanish and English as part of the bilingual Iowa Youth Writers Project. (Editor's Note: A paid subscription may be required.)