The Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance presented Hancher Auditorium Executive Director Chuck Swanson with the Larry Eckholt Award for arts advocacy Nov. 8 at its annual Celebration of the Arts.

In support of its goal to build high-impact neuroscience research, the Iowa Neuroscience Institute (INI) has awarded its first Accelerator Grants. The four funded proposals represent a mix of foundational, translational, and clinical research. They focus on neuroscience topics that are new or that add value to existing research by branching out in a new direction.

Cornelia Lang, departmental associate chair and associate professor in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Andrew Forbes, associate professor in the Department of Biology, co-teach the Big Ideas course Origins of the Universe, Earth and Life. Here, they discuss the importance of broad-focused Big Ideas courses.

Peter Thorne, professor of occupational and environmental health in the UI College of Public Health and former chair of the EPA's Science Advisory Board, comments on proposed changes in the agency that would prevent scientists who receive EPA funding from acting as advisors.

The University of Iowa will honor six members of the armed forces for exceptional service to their country and the Hawkeye community on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

The UI College of Public Health is working with the Michael J. Fox Foundation on a new clinical trial for a cancer drug that could be used to help people who have Parkinson’s Disease.

Even when University of Iowa dance faculty work with students outside the classroom, they still find teaching moments.

University of Iowa spin-out company SwineTech recently won the undergraduate gold medal at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Collegiate Inventors Competition in Alexandria, Virginia.

A study by Kang Zhao, assistant professor of management sciences in the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, shows that participation in a smoking-cessation online community can help smokers quit, and that their level of activity in said can predict whether they can successfully kick the habit.

The Iowa Review continues to give veteran writers a platform for their work, with a new Veterans’ Writing Gallery and Veterans’ Artist Gallery on the literary magazine’s website. Each day during the week leading up to Veterans Day, the magazine plans to share past poems, stories, essays, and interviews.

Hawkeye Marching Band member Grace Schebler got a big surprise during the Iowa–Minnesota football game at Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 28. Her longtime boyfriend and former drum major for the band, Isaac Anderson, surprised her with a proposal as the band played “Hey Baby.”

On video, it’s marvelous, a simple yet stunning display of collective kindness. If you’ve seen the Iowa Wave, you’ve probably wiped back tears. But from the 12th floor of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, it’s almost overwhelming.