Affluent girls residing in two-parent homes are much less likely to be sexually assaulted than other female youth, according to a new study conducted by University of Iowa School of Social Work professor Amy Butler.

One lane of northbound traffic on U.S. Highway 6, from the C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory to Burlington Street, will be closed on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

On the evening of Sunday, Nov. 3, the University of Iowa Housing and Dining staff received information that a university student was sexually assaulted in a residential room in a residence hall by an acquaintance. University officials know the identities of both parties and are proceeding with actions in accordance with university policies.

A series of convincing scams is tricking UI email users into providing personal information to data thieves. The IT security office urges the campus to exercise caution and provides tips on how to avoid being scammed.

Starting this fall, UI Sports Medicine researchers, in collaboration with several regional flag and tackle football leagues, will conduct a study to document and compare rates of all injuries, including concussions, among youth players.

University of Iowa Police are investigating a report of a strong-arm robbery around 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, on Melrose and Grand Avenues, near the Boyd Law Building.

The East Central Iowa Council of Governments will hold a meeting on the University of Iowa campus Thursday, Oct. 31, to gather information as part of an effort to develop a comprehensive, multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan for Johnson County.

After the 2006 Iowa City tornado, psychologist Jerry Suls and colleagues at the University of Iowa explored how Iowa City's residents perceived the risk of being hit by tornadoes in the future—perceptions that could have implications for disaster preparedness and response.

Chicago business leader, world traveler, and University of Iowa alumnus Andrew Code will return to the UI campus Thursday, Oct. 24 to reflect on leadership, faith, and putting love into action through business or whatever one’s work may be.

With an unprecedented rate of flood recovery, health care, and other construction projects taking place around the UI campus including University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, officials remind students, faculty and staff, patients and other visitors to campus to follow the designated alternate routes of travel, obey all traffic signals and signs, and stay alert near construction zones.

When Matthew Beck, an elementary school counselor in Erie, Ill., dove in to create a welcoming, safe environment for all kids when he observed students using words like "gay" in a derogatory way, the issue went from inside the building all the way to CNN and a national award for Beck.

The University of Iowa conducted a test of its Hawk Alert emergency notification system Wednesday morning. Although some Hawk Alert subscribers received more than one message due to an error, UI Public Safety Director Chuck Green said the technology worked as intended.