Ellen Yandel

Nov 29, 2023 | magazine.foriowa.org | Ellen Yandel

University of Iowa grad Skyler Knutzen's short film shares silly, sweet, and serious moments from Iowa's favorite Elvis impersonator. Watch Elvis Isn’t Dead, Iowa filmmaker Skyler Knutzen’s new documentary about Hawkeye Elvis. Hawkeye Elvis does it all—sings, dances, takes pictures, and signs autographs.

Jul 6, 2023 | magazine.foriowa.org | Ellen Yandel

Faculty and alumni examine the impact of artificial intelligence in tech, education, business, and law. A panel of UI experts (depicted here in an AI-generated image from AI Mirror: AI Art Photo Editor) share insights on how artificial intelligence may transform our society. Artificial intelligence technologies like ChatGPT have burst onto the scene in the past year, offering automated help for writing everything from emails to essays.

Jun 2, 2023 | magazine.foriowa.org | Ellen Yandel |Jamel Brinkley |Curtis Sittenfeld |Ada Zhang

Add these new releases by Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumni Jamel Brinkley, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Ada Zhang to your reading list. Witness by Jamel Brinkley (15MFA) Macmillan, available Aug. 1 The National Book Award finalist’s latest short story collection explores what it means to bear witness and take action through its characters’ experiences of love, loneliness, and kindness in contemporary New York.

May 15, 2023 | magazine.foriowa.org | Ellen Yandel

Cyclists on the famous cross-state bike trek will once again pedal through the UI campus. RAGBRAI’s last visit to Iowa City in 2018 celebrated the town’s literary culture. Iowa City will help RAGBRAI celebrate its 50th anniversary this summer as a pass-through town during the last leg of the statewide biking trek.