Safety

Suspicious material received at Stanley Hall

Monday, July 16, 2012
Testing has found no chemical threat to the powdery substance inside a suspicious enveloped received on campus July 16.

Riverside Drive footbridge closed July 17-19

Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Riverside Drive footbridge on the University of Iowa campus will be closed July 17 through July 19 for repairs to the sidewalk.

Leagues team up to study head injuries

Thursday, July 5, 2012
A University of Iowa sports medicine expert is hopeful that a collaboration between the Big Ten Conference and Ivy League will shed new light on a peril of athletics that is becoming increasingly more high profile.

Thankful for hospital robot on duty

Monday, June 25, 2012
Clinton resident Gerri Nichols says she is grateful for a remotely-manned robot that helped detect her stroke in Clinton, likely saving her life—thanks to a partnership between Mercy Medical and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Hawk Alert

Friday, June 22, 2012
Just after midnight Friday police reported a shooting in the area of Melrose and Mormon Trek.

Test sirens to sound July 5

Thursday, June 21, 2012
Emergency warning sirens, including several on the University of Iowa campus, will sound a day later than usual in July because of the Independence Day holiday.
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Iowa One Cards get new look, functionality

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
University of Iowa students, faculty, and staff will soon be able to use their university identification cards as proximity cards to access buildings or rooms on campus.

Be a real man

Monday, June 11, 2012
UI graduate student Jacob Oppenheimer asks men to commemorate this Father's Day by standing up and speaking out about respectful and healthy masculinity.

Alcohol education gets personal

Friday, June 1, 2012
A new alcohol education program, eCheckup To Go, will survey UI students on their alcohol and tobacco habits, use that data to create an instant customized profile that includes alcohol use patterns, and break down the data into tangible financial and physical costs—like the cheeseburger caloric equivalent of their alcohol consumption.

RVAP seeks volunteers for June training

Friday, May 18, 2012
The Rape Victim Advocacy Program is looking for volunteers to provide support and assistance to victims and survivors of sexual assault.
A firefighter examines a "dummy" victim.

Preparing for the worst

Thursday, May 17, 2012
The University of Iowa hosted a mock disaster drill Wednesday, May 16. The disaster, which involved a sarin gas attack followed by a dirty bomb detonation at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, put local emergency responders to the test.
Emergency workers treat a mock patient

UI hosts statewide 'mass destruction' drill

Thursday, May 17, 2012
A statewide mass destruction drill took place on the University of Iowa campus. The drill simulated a chemical attack at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. UI Hospitals and Clinics conducts full-scale emergency exercises like this twice a year.