The UI has extended the contract with the law firm reviewing the university’s employment policies and practices. The amendment provides additional time, but no change in projected cost, to review documentation in assessing the UI Department of Intercollegiate Athletics’ compliance with employment laws and policies concerning equitable treatment of employees.

Beginning next fiscal year, University of Iowa Libraries must trim the amount it spends on annual subscriptions to journals, databases, and e-books. This reduction is necessary because subscription price increases far outpace budget increases. Subscriptions managed by the UI Law Library are not included in this reduction strategy.

The search committee for the next associate vice president/dean of students for student life has selected three final candidates, who will visit campus over the next two weeks. During their visits, they will participate in public forums consisting of a presentation by the candidate followed by a brief Q&A.

“Saving Brinton,” a documentary by Tommy Haines, John Richard, and Andrew Sherburne, has built a passionate audience over the past year and is now making a run at an Oscar nomination.

Already facing a shortage of primary care physicians, the state of Iowa also may soon face a shortage of physician assistants, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.

A first-year seminar at the University of Iowa allows dance students to participate in creative research, perform at the college level, work closely with a world-renowned faculty member, and build community.

DoVeanna S. Fulton, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of African American and women’s studies at the University of Houston–Downtown, is the fourth finalist for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean. She will visit campus Oct. 25 and 26.

Homecoming in Hawkeye country was in full swing during the week of Oct. 14–20, culminating in a triumphant day in Kinnick Stadium—and not just because of the favorable final score.

Steve Goddard, senior associate to the executive vice chancellor and John E. Olsson Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, is the third finalist for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean position. He will visit campus Oct. 23 and 24.

The new budget model created more flexibility for unit leaders to choose a salary increase timing that works best for their business needs. Deans and vice presidents have each chosen whether annual salary increases for faculty and staff in their unit will occur on July 1 or Jan. 1.

Susan S. Williams, professor in the Department of English at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, is the second finalist for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean position. She will visit campus Thursday and Friday, Oct. 18 and 19.

The Exercise Is Medicine initiative, launched by the American College of Sports Medicine and introduced to the UI campus this summer, calls for integrating physical activity into the health care setting. The Community Outreach Lab in the UI Field House is one endeavor related to the initiative.