In advance of tonight's second-round NCAA women's basketball match-up between Iowa and Louisville, teammates and coaches reflect on the perseverance and leadership Iowa's lone senior Theairra Taylor.

Experts of child abuse and neglect from around the world who are visiting the University of Iowa for the Provost’s Global Forum will be available for interviews Friday, March 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the River Room, Iowa Memorial Union.

Kang Zhao, a UI assistant professor and an expert in business analytics and social network analysis, has created a match-making system that looks at users' behavior as they browse a dating site for prospective partners, and at the responses they receive from people they contact.

Two new University of Iowa studies suggest that personal choice is more effective than government mandate when it comes to making healthy food choices.

UI Writers' Workshop director Samantha Chang notes that the fictional Hannah Horvarth of HBO's "Girls" may face some of the same culture shock upon arriving in Iowa as do real-life students from New York.

Are you interested in making a change for women on the UI campus? The UI Council on the Status of Women provides an opportunity to address educational and professional issues of particular relevance to women. Membership is open to faculty, P&S, merit, undergraduates, and graduate and professional students.

As severe weather season approaches for much of the country, a recent University of Iowa study finds that, compared to younger adults, older adults are more vulnerable when natural disasters such as floods and tornadoes hit.

Live stream of Don Gurnett's presentation for the Hawkeye Lunch and Learn event at the UI John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 25, at 12 p.m. CST.

Curious about the recent discoveries unearthed during construction on campus? William Whittaker of the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist will discuss “The Archaeology of Iowa City” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the UI Museum of Natural History.

The 2014 University of Iowa Provost’s Global Forum on “Child Protection: A Global Responsibility” will be held this week, focusing on how experiences that harm children’s social and behavioral functioning lead to physical and mental health issues in adulthood.

The University of Iowa will participate in the annual statewide tornado drill between 10 and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, which runs March 24-28.

UI junior Elise Prendergast, who is studying abroad at Peking University, had the opportunity to meet with First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday in China.