The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History continues its fall series “Storytime Adventures” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16. This month’s featured animal is the flamingo. The event is free and open to the public and features stories and hands-on activities that are geared toward elementary-aged children and their families.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds are scheduled to attend the 2012-13 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Iowa Kick-Off Celebration—hosted by the University of Iowa College of Engineering—from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Iowa Memorial Union.

Demolition in downtown Iowa City uncovered part of a mural painted in the 1970s by UI art students during urban renewal. A paid subscription is required.

Three years ago, the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital and the Iowa Hawkeyes started the Kid Captain program, designed to tell the stories of determination, strength, and hope of the children cared for at UI Children’s Hospital. For many, their work with the hospital is ongoing as they continue to heal. We caught up with a handful of former Kid Captains to see how they’re doing now.

The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Partnership for Alcohol Safety will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 2390 of the University Capitol Centre.

It's too big for one venue, so a new exhibit on the UI campus will be presented in both the Old Capitol Museum and the Iowa Memorial Union. "Napoléon and the Art of Propaganda" features more than 120 drawings, paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, and other objects from a private Parisian collection.

Charles Green, University of Iowa assistant vice president and director of public safety, reminds everyone to be aware of the Kinnick Emergency Evacuation Plan as the first home football game approaches this weekend.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History begins the annual UI Explorers Seminar series Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Biosphere Discovery Hub in Macbride Hall. The first lecture examines vast diversity among earthworms.

Researchers who hope to prevent children from dying in tractor accidents are using the UI's state-of-the-art driving simulator to help determine when kids can safely operate farm equipment.

The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum joins the Cedar County Historical Society for a Sept. 15 event marking the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.

Children will get to don a miner's hat with headlamp to explore the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History when "Night at the Museum" returns Sept. 14. The evening includes tours of darkened galleries and an opportunity to interact with live insects and other arthropods.

The University of Iowa WiderNet Project installed the 500th eGranary Digital Library this summer in the remote island village of Lamu, off the coast of Kenya.