Deloitte has released presentations for three proposed business cases: policy for search committee size and structure, common admission application portal for Iowa's three public universities, and a standardized approach to manually calculating Regent Admission Index scores.

Miss Iowa Aly Olson, a UI senior pursuing a bachelor of music in vocal performance from Des Moines, is preparing for the Miss America competition. The Presidential Scholarship recipient hopes to be the first Miss Iowa to win the competition.

The C-SPAN bus will visit the University of Iowa campus on Thursday, Sept. 11 and Friday, Sept. 12. Students who visit the bus will have the opportunity to learn about C-SPAN internships, test their knowledge of public affairs through quizzes, and interact with touch screen computers that demonstrate many of C-SPAN's web resources.

Through an agreement with the Association of American Universities, the University of Iowa Office of Research and Economic Development is making available to the campus community free live and on-demand streaming of the upcoming TEDMED 2014 talks.

University of Iowa political science professors Cary Covington and Tim Hagle weigh in on how political campaigns will take shape between Labor Day and Nov. 4.

First year student enrollment at the UI College of Law has rebounded nicely this year after the law school cut its tuition and took other steps to attract students.

"Iowa Now Minute" is a 60-second roundup highlighting recent UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Thursday in Iowa Now.

The University of Iowa has established its first-ever sanctioning guidelines to address sexual misconduct and expelled a second student for a sexual-violence incident, UI President Sally Mason announced on Thursday. The sanctioning guidelines outline in detail the severe repercussions – from probation to expulsion – for those who commit sexual misconduct.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason shares a letter with the campus community about the importance of talking openly about the serious issue of sexual assault.

Joseph Burken of DeWitt, Iowa, was diagnosed with an astrocytoma, a cancerous tumor in the center of his brain. He also had hydrocephalus—a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling. Burken will be the Kid Captain Saturday when the Hawkeyes face Ball State in Kinnick.

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at the University of Iowa College of Law at 1 p.m. on Sept. 12.

The University of Iowa is in the midst of a $1.2 billion historic transformation with a number of major building projects underway. UI photographers captured construction updates of several of these major building projects that illustrate the UI's commitment to creating high performance buildings for high performing students.