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.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason held a “fireside chat” at the president’s residence Monday night with student leaders, in a conversation that ranged from the experience of international students on campus, to student tuition and Iowa City's 21-ordinance, which is up for a vote in Tuesday's election.

The University of Iowa is flipping the traditionally somber tone of Veterans Day on its head and returning to its original upbeat, celebratory feel with a Hawaiian celebration. Veteran Vitality 2013 will be Monday, Nov. 11, and includes a 6,000-flag display, a kickoff celebration, a series of panels, and a luau.

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.

Jeff Weld, who earned three degrees from the University of Iowa, was named recipient of the 2013 Yager Educational Accomplishment Honor, presented annually to the College of Education graduate who has demonstrated significant accomplishment or innovation in the K-12 setting. The award presentation will take place Tuesday, Nov. 19.

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.

Peace is a tricky thing absent forgiveness, without one group of people willing to collectively forgive another group that has done horrible things to them. A new study co-authored by a University of Iowa researcher has found what its authors hope are the key elements to intergroup forgiveness.

Travis Henry, a clinical lab analyst with the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, is helping Puerto Rico implement a screening process for a potentially curable condition in babies; he left a message in the sand that reads, "SHL Univ. of Iowa impacting the globe."

The movie 12 Years A Slave is about a free man kidnapped into slavery before the Civil War who later sues his captors in court; UI law professor Lea VanderVelde studies "freedom suits," lawsuits brought by slaves against their masters seeking their freedom before the war.

University of Iowa space physicist Don Gurnett debunks the notion that the lack of air in space means there is no sound; space can make music, he has shown, if you know how to listen.

Chemistry and physics are central scientific disciplines that help us understand the "how" of almost everything. Two University of Iowa chemistry scholars share how concepts in these disciplines shape their understanding of the world.

The public is invited to attend several social and educational events Nov. 8 through 15 as part of the University of Iowa celebration of International Education Week 2013.