Today’s Photos (11/17/16)

November 17, 2016

Life jackets are spread out on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in the shape of a peace sign on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. The life-jacket memorial is a part of Refugee Relief Week. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

111716-joepalca-sbm — Joe Palca discusses creativity, innovation, and the translation of science as part of the Public Policy Center’s Forkenbrock Series and the Office of Research and Economic Development’s Creative Matters series at on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 in Phillips Hall. (The Daily Iowan/Simone Banks-Mackey)

111716-loislowry-jc — Award winning author Lois Lowry speaks to an audience in the Englert Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. Lowry spoke about her career as an author and talked about her youth. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

111716-volleyball-tx — Iowa’s Ashley Mariani spikes the ball in the Carver-Hawkeye on Wednesday. Iowa defeated Rutgers, 3-1. (The Daily Iowan/Ting Xuan Tan)