On Thursday afternoon, students from the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning gave Muscatine officials and residents a look at the city's possible future— a future that might have "opportunity around every bend."

A media availability will be Monday, May 12, from 1 to 2 p.m. in 2780 University Capitol Centre, when officials announce a new initiative to help student veterans succeed thanks to a partnership with the Iowa City VA Health Care System and the University of Iowa, The program, the first of its kind in the nation, is called the Iowa Consortium of Veteran Excellence.

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.

This week's update on Rising to the Next TIER, the transformation and efficiency study of Iowa's public universities commissioned by the Iowa Board of Regents.

Diana Burke Cain dropped out of college twice. A University of Iowa professor of English kindled in her the drive and confidence she needed to finish her degree—and embark on a successful career as a teacher.

With suggestions ranging from expanding the use of the Roosevelt Community Center to making Rockingham Road a viable commercial corridor to improving property maintenance, a group of seven University of Iowa graduate students proposed improvements for Davenport’s west end.

A veteran race car driver will try for this month's Indianapolis 500 with a Tigerhawk logo on his vehicle to raise awareness for an area of medical research close to his heart.

See a roundup of recent University of Iowa activities, research, public engagement, and campus life in Iowa Now Minute.

The University of Iowa Mobile Museum will be open to the public from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15, in the pedestrian plaza north of the UI Main Library.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

The Iowa AP Index, developed 10 years ago by the UI College of Education's Belin Blank Center, assesses Advanced Placement (AP) participation among accredited public and nonpublic schools in Iowa. The index is part of the center’s efforts to recognize Iowa schools that provide challenging academic opportunities for high school students.

In this video feature Urbandale native Michelle Sullivan talks about her biology major at Iowa, the research opportunities she's had through Honors at Iowa, and how the dance minor complemented her scientific training.