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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.

On Wednesday, the UI Office of Sustainability took one small step closer to its goal of sourcing 40 percent of its energy from renewable sources by planting 15 acres of biomass fuel: a plant called miscanthus.

The UI is unique in grouping students living on campus into living-learning communities, says Brook Bernard, assistant director of resident education: “There is a lot of national data that shows GPAs go up, overall satisfaction goes up, and (students) develop a sense of belonging."