The University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Management will offer another Executive MBA (EMBA) class in downtown Des Moines, starting in January 2014.

University of Iowa students in a School of Social Work class have begun to take a closer look at what they would want at the end of their lives thanks to a program called Honoring Your Wishes. The program is under the leadership of the Iowa City Hospice.

"The Fossil Guy" series continues at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, with “Twilight of the Dinosaur Age." The free public programs are geared toward elementary-age children and are held in Macbride Auditorium.

A planned joint building between Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa will bring together educators from the university, community college, and kindergarten through 12th-grade levels, in a model that officials say is something completely different on the national scene.

Flames, fireworks, and fans—the Friday, Oct. 19 Black and Gold Blowout at Carver-Hawkeye Arena delivered an explosive launch for the upcoming men's and women's basketball season.

The continuing struggle for “a new birth of freedom” following the American Civil War will be the topic of a presentation by Hal S. Chase Thursday, Nov. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of the UI Old Capitol Museum. The event is free and open to the public.

Ann Santos, a University of Iowa College of Education clinical assistant professor practicum coordinator, says children who are hungry or who lack nutritious food will most likely struggle to improve in the classroom until their basic needs are met.

Elliott Drive will be reduced to one lane from Carver-Hawkeye Arena to just south of the Dental Science Building drive from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Oct. 26.

Sandra Daack-Hirsch, a clinical geneticist and assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Nursing, is the new environmental and public health ambassador for the State Hygienic Laboratory.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason says she hopes to see an increase in good sportsmanship, not only for Saturday's football game against Penn State, but for the rest of the season.

University of Iowa recently launched the Sustainable Citizen Program, which joins the efforts of students and community members to make the area more environmentally friendly and sustainable.

The University of Iowa is taking on Northwestern in a competition beyond the gridiron: To determine who can recruit the most volunteers to participate in research studies. The contest begins on Oct. 22 and ends on Oct. 29.