Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and faculty member in the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, has been shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize, along with writers from India, Russia, and China.

Preparing for the deluge of students as they returned to campus from winter break, University of Iowa Student Health created a page devoted to care and prevention for the flu virus.

Registration is now open for spring courses through the University of Iowa Lifetime Enrichment Adult Program.

Poet Sarah Lindsay will read from her work at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Novelist and short-story writer Rilla Askew will read from her new book, "Kind of Kin," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

George Weiner, M.D., director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI). His term began January 1, and he will become AACI president in the fall of 2014.

Who are our diversity champions out making a difference? The University of Iowa Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity in the Chief Diversity Office wants to know. The office is seeking nominations for the 2013 Diversity Catalyst Awards. Nominations are due by Feb. 8.

Brian Richman, director of the university's Hawkinson Institute of Business Finance, analyzes the city of Clinton's decision to sell bonds to finance economic development projects.

Entrepreneurial-minded students Joe Dallago and AJ Nelson launched ClusterFlunk, a website students can use to share class notes, schedules, and more. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)

Step back in time to a swinging 1930s nightclub at the University of Iowa Museum of Art’s New Deal Fundraiser from 8-11 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 in the Oakdale Ballroom at the Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. Tickets are $50. To order, call 319-335-1725.

One of the most intriguing ensembles in all of music returns to Iowa City with a program that includes a work co-commissioned by Hancher.

In the 21st century, the notion of graceful living has lost its meaning. We would do well to look to the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., for a lesson in living with grace.