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.

Amy Hanson, a UI undergraduate human physiology major with minors in chemistry and Spanish from Cedar Rapids, reflects on her study abroad experience in India. She received a short-term program merit scholarship from the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization.

UI already complied with many of the new federal requirements for colleges regarding preventing, reporting, and disciplining sexual violence before they took effect this month, but administrators say they’re using the act to review policies, update language, and stay current on the issue.

As of Friday, the University of Iowa now has two of its popular Nite Ride vans in circulation—an addition administrators made in response to student concerns about safety and sexual assault on campus.

Travel to the icy reaches of the Arctic Circle and explore one of the great unsolved mysteries of the 20th century as the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum screens “The Search for the Greatest Polar Explorer” in the Senate Chamber at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26.