Join the Iowa Global Health Network for a forum and keynote to discuss what citizens can do about the increased threat of nuclear weapons around the world. This event will be held on Friday, October 4, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in 2390 UCC.  

Do you want to learn more about traditional Japanese culture? Join the University of Iowa Japanese Program for a Japanese culture festival (文化祭 bunkasai) on Friday, November 1, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library. This event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

Over the last 20 years, the Institute for International Business has brought the world of commerce closer together by creating links between Iowa and the global economy.

University of Iowa Ph.D candidate Barbara Kagima’s preliminary research assessment focuses on the patterns, awareness, and treatment of non-communicable diseases across the country.

This season of WorldCanvass opened with "Art and the Face of War: Goya and Tolstoy." By examining two masterworks that centered on the Napoleonic Wars, we gain an insight into this period of human struggle.

New research at the University of Iowa College of Public Health is studying violence between intimate partners. This research is in collaboration with St. John’s Medical College in India.

A UI College of Education professor travelled to Pakistan last summer to teach English and educate both teachers and students about learning technology. The trip was fueled by a connection between students in Karachi, Pakistan and Donnellson, Iowa.

UI President Bruce Harreld will present the 2019 International Impact Award to internationally acclaimed opera singer Simon Estes in a public ceremony at the beginning of the November 21 WorldCanvass program. Following the presentation of the award, Estes will be interviewed by WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer about his young life in Centerville, Iowa, his long and successful international operatic career, and the racism he faced in both the European and American contexts as his talents carried him to greater heights but his color often prevented consideration for stage appearances. This special event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m., November 21, in the Recital Hall of the Voxman Music Building, on the corner of Burlington and Clinton Streets in Iowa City. All are invited to a pre-show reception from 6:30-7 p.m.

Three international students tell the story of their first taste of Iowa’s creative writing program, facing linguistic barriers and making discoveries all in one of the top programs of the nation.