Associated Press - January 4, 2010 11:14 AM ET

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - Tickets to see the Dalai Lama at the University of Northern Iowa will go on sale Friday.

The 74-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate will visit the university in Cedar Falls on May 18. It's his first trip to Iowa.

He will participate in a morning panel discussion about violence-prevention education, then give a speech that afternoon. Tickets to the panel discussion cost $15, and the cost of attending the speech range from $50 to $15. There is also a $2 handling charge.

There are a limited number of free tickets for UNI students.

Tickets are available at UNItix locations, by calling 319-273-4849 or online at http://www.uni.edu/dalailama.

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