Gary Presley reads from his memoir, "7 Wheelchairs: A Life Beyond Polio," just out from the University of Iowa Press.
Presley lives in Missouri and his essays have been published in the Springfield News-Leader, the Ozark Mountaineer, the Missouri...
ON CAMPUS: The University of Iowa has a new president. -- IN CLASS: Location, location, location. How does geography affect justice? -- SPORTS: Iowa Alumni Magazine celebrates the Iowa football team's magical 2002 season. -- Over the Counter: The...
FLYING THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE: A graduate of the Writers' Workshop takes a candid look at the new captain Frank Conroy—who is determined to keep the program flying high. -- LET'S GET PHYSICAL: We invite you to discover the lighter side of the...
DOING GOOD: Whatever the challenge, volunteers work to make a difference. In these stories, we focus on people who reach beyond themselves to spread a little cheer, help their neighbors, heal the sick, and befriend children they otherwise wouldn't...
American author Laura Kalpakian discusses her novel, Grace Land, about an Elvis fan. She reads an excerpt of the book and talks about the use of music in her work. She describes Elvis and Shakespeare as the masters of emotion and then discusses the...
Inaki Zabaleta Urkiola from the Basque Country of Spain and Ukzenel Bucpapa of Albania discuss the influence of Elvis in their own countries. Bucpapa discusses the Albanian government’s ban on any music that did not originate in Albania....
Laura Littleford is an award-winning writer, solo performer, and teacher who specializes in the arts as a tool of healing. She has published in literary journals around the United States, and her work has been nominated six times for the Pushcart...
Veterans -- Helping the handicapped -- The Champs -- Prof. John C. Gerber -- Basketball preview -- Old Capitol Restoration -- Alumni Band -- Vladimir Horowitz -- Foreign Students at Iowa -- Alumni Family -- Deceased -- Life Member Honor Roll --...
THE DAY AFTER MAKES A DIFFERENCE: Nicholas Meyer's TV movie about nuclear war drew 100,000,000 viewers and a lot of controversy; four UI professors explain why the film was worth it -- FROM THE CHAPEL TO THE CLASSROOM: With the
objective...
ON CAMPUS: Find out what's been happening at the UI—from a unique research station to be built on the Mississippi River to the first Korean Culture Festival to a breakthrough in human genetics. -- IN CLASS: Rediscover the power of your...
IN CLASS: Students discover everything they wanted to know—and more—in a class that analyzes the links between sex and culture. -- A Grand Experiment: Medical experiments move out of the laboratory and into the kitchens and everyday lives of...
My Life as a Student: Temperamental roommates, 7:30 a.m. physics finals, and Airliner pizza—in the first excerpts from a yearlong journal project, six undergraduates share their experiences at the UI. – ChangeAbility: Technological devices...
IN CLASS: Engineering students help equip humans for flight. -- The Flight of a Red-Tailed Angel: As one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, Iowa alumnus Luther Smith played a crucial part in World War II— and also helped wage the battle for racial...
Madeleine Thien's talk is titled, "The Shattered Mirror: On the Migrant in Literature and Politics," and says that "my writing allows me to reflect a self that is often in-between places, that is restless and that is not satisfied." Gutierrez...