University of Iowa law professor Maya Steinitz has been named a Member of the Court of the Jerusalem Arbitration Center, a new legal forum for Israelis and Palestinians to settle commercial disputes.

Members of the media are invited to attend the 17th Annual University of Iowa International Day for Human Rights Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville. Hundreds of middle school students will participate in the conference with the theme "The Human Right to an Adequate Standard of Living."

UI International Programs' annual photo contest gives the public an opportunity to vicariously relive the adventures of returned study abroad students through compelling images, as well as see the familiar landscapes and scenes of Iowa through the unique perspective of international students. The photo contest is held annually as part of UI’s celebration of International Education Week Nov. 11-15...

A photograph snapped three stories down in a cave could have revealed South Africa’s next big palaeoanthropological find, and a team of six women, including the UI's Lindsay Eaves, will be heading underground to bring it out.

Growing up in a low-income neighborhood near Santiago, Chile, UI College of Engineering alumnus Marcelo Mena-Carrasco recalls playing in a creek polluted with trash and wastewater. When he discovered a scorecard from his own family's card game in the trash, he had an epiphany—he might be part of the problem, but he could also be part of the solution.

The University of Iowa will host scholar and lecturer Alexandre Dauge-Roth Monday, Nov. 11, at 6:30 p.m. in 315 Phillips Hall. Dauge-Roth will use documentary films to explore the voices of survivors and other topics related to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

Peace is a tricky thing absent forgiveness, without one group of people willing to collectively forgive another group that has done horrible things to them. A new study co-authored by a University of Iowa researcher has found what its authors hope are the key elements to intergroup forgiveness.

Travis Henry, a clinical lab analyst with the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, is helping Puerto Rico implement a screening process for a potentially curable condition in babies; he left a message in the sand that reads, "SHL Univ. of Iowa impacting the globe."

The public is invited to attend several social and educational events Nov. 8 through 15 as part of the University of Iowa celebration of International Education Week 2013.

University of Iowa international students got a taste of an American holiday tradition with pumpkin carving, costumes, and candy corn at a "Life in Iowa" Halloween event, organized by International Student and Scholar Services in UI International Programs.

University of Iowa students in the Department of Dance have collaborated with writers in residence at the International Writing Program to choreograph new dances inspired by the writers’ works. A free, public performance showcasing their work will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in Space Place Theater in North Hall.

Craig Just, a University of Iowa assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, aims to infuse international perspectives into his teaching, but he knows that hearing about the world is no substitute for seeing it firsthand.