Upcoming programs from UI Recreational Services will keep some participants dancing and sweating, others building shelter and finding their way through the wild.

UI psychologist Jerry Suls was part of a research team that looked at how people get on with their lives following harrowing experiences after he was unscathed when a tornado hit downtown Iowa City in 2006.

Eli Perencevich, a UI professor and infectious-disease doctor, says he is concerned that there aren't a lot of methods in the tool kit that are significantly effective in curbing the spread of certain bacteria-resistant infections.

The University of Iowa and Iowa State University announced Wednesday a new option allowing industry to negotiate exclusive licenses to breakthroughs from partnerships with university researchers. The goal is to increase universities' partnership with companies on research and to increase the rate of technology transfer to the private sector.

Andrea Cooper will bring her daughter's story to the University of Iowa campus when she shares "Kristin's Story: A Story of Acquaintance Rape and Depression" at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union.

The Huffington Post fashion blog site takes a look at the authentic personal style that University of Iowa college students display while strolling across campus, dispelling the myth that fashion can't exist in the midst of cornfields.

Teresa Mangum, director of the UI's Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, recruited scholars to "show and tell" their research at the inaugural Iowa Humanities Festival this Saturday at Salisbury House & Gardens in Des Moines. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Ahmi Dhuna, a 10th grader at Burlington High School, earned top prize for her research examining antibacterial benefits of the Neem tree at the 2013 Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS).

Todd Ingram, UI associate professor of nursing, says there are still stereotypes about male nurses, despite the fact that a recent U.S. Census Bureau report shows the proportion of males working as nurses is slowly climbing. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)

Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, will speak at the first ever Iowa Humanities Festival in Des Moines on March 9. Collectors and collecting is the theme of this inaugural event, which brings together scholars, museum directors, librarians, and personal collectors from across the state.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is offering two storytime events geared toward elementary-aged children and their families in mid-March. Cuentos en el Museo (Spanish Storytime) will be offered Saturday, March 16, at 10:30 a.m.

High school students from across the state are presenting their best STEM research at the UI College of Education Belin Blank Center's Annual Iowa Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. (Note: A paid subscription is required.)