One in three women and one in six men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetimes. Many have no idea where to turn for help and healing. University of Iowa's Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP) seeks volunteers for its 32-hour Volunteer Training Program Monday, Sept. 10.

Iowa's children are healthy, happy, and feel safe in their communities and in their schools. Those are the findings from a University of Iowa-led survey of children and households in the state. The 2010 Iowa Child and Family Household Health Survey is the only statewide, population-based study of the health and well being of the state’s children.

University of Iowa graduates Jacob Langenfeld and Riley Gardam started a mapping company that takes data and offers an overview map for businesses interested in how to best market their services. Paid subscription required.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason visited several Asian countries last month to promote exchange. Mason notes that the UI boasts impressive alumni from China and Taiwan who serve in leadership roles.

The home of the late Nancy Drew author and UI alumna, Mildred Benson, continues to draw fans to her home in Ladora, Iowa. Benson "ghost wrote" 23 of the first Nancy Drew novels that have sold more than 85 million copies in 17 languages.

University of Iowa senior Jeralyn Westercamp might just be the youngest Iowan ever chosen as Iowan of the Day at the Iowa State Fair, which recognizes residents who excel in "integrity, Iowa pride, hard work and dedication."

A group of University of Iowa professors and local media professionals traveled to Turkey to learn about Turkish media and culture in the hope of building further relationships with educational institutions and media entities in that country.

Lynn Allendorf, director of the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory in the Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, sees potential flaws in a report showing that Iowa ranks last in the impact of businesses owned by women.

A team from the University of Iowa College of Law is working with law schools in Tajikistan to strengthen the Central Asian country’s form of legal education and, ultimately, its entire legal system.

A bust of Nile Kinnick, the University of Iowa’s only Heisman Trophy winner, will be on display in the trophy case at the UI booth at the State Fair Aug. 9-18. Hawkeye fans will also have a chance to meet and reminisce with flesh and blood versions of former athletes.

The University of Iowa Dance Marathon was named "Most Influential College Student or College Organization" in the Midwest by StayClassy, an online fundraising product for nonprofit organizations. Paid subscription required.

The Farm at Holstein Dip: An Iowa Boyhood by Carroll Englehardt will be available Aug. 15, from the Bur Oak Books series of the University of Iowa Press.