Hubbard Park is closed for event reservations and recreational activities beginning now through May 17. All current reservations will be canceled through the end of the spring semester.

Children are experts at getting into danger. So, how can parents help prevent the consequences? One answer, University of Iowa researchers say in a new study, is for parents to better understand how their children rate hazards and then use conversation to explain why certain situations can be dangerous. Results appear in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack of Iowa's 2nd Congressional District visited the University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy March 18 to discuss science education and research funding with faculty and visit a laboratory where NASA-funded research is being conducted.

University of Iowa Facilities Management will conduct a series of utilities steam blows between 9 a.m. and noon Tuesday, April 29, near the northeast corner of UI Parking Lot 11 at the corner of Court and Capitol Streets.

University of Iowa faculty, students, and staff are traveling en masse to the American Association for Dental Research annual meeting, held March 19-22 in Charlotte, NC. Among them is Ericka Recker, a first-year dental student who is a finalist for an international award for junior investigators.

A study by the University of Iowa showed that a concession stand at high school athletic events in Muscatine saw no drop in sales when it added healthy foods.

University of Iowa political science professor Tim Hagle explains why this year's elections for statewide office in Iowa attracted so few well-known names.

University of Iowa professor David Gould is leading a group of Harvard MBA students on a spring break field trip to Las Vegas, helping them develop plans that will help redevelop the city's faded downtown.

The Doc Dash is a 5K fun-run/walk set for 9 a.m. Saturday, April 5. The event benefits the Iowa City Free Medical Clinic and the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Mobile Clinic and is open to all members of the community.

University staff, faculty, students, and alumni are accomplishing great things every day. See who's making news with awards, publications, promotion and tenure, and more.

University of Iowa faculty, students, and alumni are presenting “Exuberant Politics,” an international exhibition exploring how today’s artists address social issues, in two eastern Iowa locations: Legion Arts in Cedar Rapids and the new Public Space One at 120 N. Dubuque St. in Iowa City.

One of the crucial components of timely graduation is ensuring that students stay enrolled in school: student retention has been a major focus at the UI with a number of first-year programs and academic-advising strategies aiming to turn more first-year students into sophomores.