Scientists at the University of Iowa are studying brain development in adolescent children who have a genetic risk for developing alcohol use-related problems due to having a family history of alcoholism.

The legacy of the late historian and human rights champion Ken Cmiel continues to live on through the work done by University of Iowa students. The UI Center for Human Rights has awarded seven students a total of $7,500 to support their internships for human rights organizations in the United States or internationally in the summer of 2012.

Children and families are invited to learn about turtles and tortoises during Storytime Explorers, sponsored by the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 20. The program, which will conclude the semester-long series, is geared for elementary-school aged children.

The trip across the stage to collect her diploma will be the shortest leg on the journey so far for Stephanie Lukas.

The Iowa Summer Rep 2012 season promises to bring out everyone's inner detective.

What should science look like in our schools? University of Iowa Professor Brian Hand will discuss the problem and potential solutions Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m. in the UI Museum of Natural History's Biosphere Discovery Hub. The event is free and open to the public.

Violinist Scott Conklin, a faculty member in the University of Iowa School of Music, will be joined by pianists Jason Sifford and faculty colleague Alan Huckleberry in a free recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, in the University Capitol Center’s School of Music Recital Hall.

Brandon Jennings has long been interested in the Middle East; very soon, the graduating UI senior will be studying Arabic in the greater region, thanks to a prestigious scholarship awarded by the U.S. State Department.

Nick Colangelo, director of the University of Iowa College of Education's Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education, comments on the State of Iowa's success in AP test-taking over the last 20 years. According to the Center's AP Index, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City have four of the five highest test-taking schools in the state.

University of Iowa Health Care leaders announced today that the Adult and Pediatric Palliative Care teams at UI Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City are now the first palliative care programs in Iowa to achieve Advanced Certification in Palliative Care from the Joint Commission.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present comedic jugglers the Gizmo Guys on Sunday, May 20, at 2 p.m. in Opstad Auditorium at City High School. They'll also perform at the Iowa Children's Museum on May 18 and 19 and at the Iowa City Farmers Market on May 19.

University of Iowa law student Hasti Barahmand has developed a new program that gives a voice to kids from troubled families caught in multiple prongs of the justice system.