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

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.

University of Iowa public health professor Marizen Ramirez and researcher Wendy Ringgenberg are working to understand the connection between occupation and suicide, particularly among farmers.

A new study from the University of Iowa reports Iowa's air quality falls within government guidelines for cleanliness, based on data gathered at five locations statewide. The study analyzed air quality and pollution sources in the state and is the first to compare air quality in urban versus rural areas. Results appear in the journal Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts.

UI professors Philip Lutgendorf and Aniruddha Dutta discuss an Indian Supreme Court ruling giving Indians the right to choose their gender, including a “third gender” category for those who don’t identify as either male or female.

Coming in spring 2015, the University of Iowa's first theme semester will highlight perspectives on food—the traditions it inspires, its relationship with health, the economics behind its production, and much more.

A University of Iowa virologist who developed the first mouse model of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) says experience with the SARS outbreak in 2003-04 has helped with rapid MERS response.

The University of Iowa College of Public Health, led by dean Sue Curry, is building a network of southern Iowa business leaders interested in collaborating with the college to make their communities healthier.

Health care is an ever-evolving field. From classroom education to technology, clinical programs, and research, the UI College of Nursing is working on many fronts to not only respond to change, but to answer it with innovation.

University of Iowa researcher Jeff Ohlmann says more and more NFL teams are using advanced statistics to make their draft picks, and he's developed a model that could help.

A former congressman and an aide to Gov. Terry Branstad gave students a behind the scenes look at how laws are made in the Legislation class they co-taught this spring in the College of Law.