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As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here are the latest developments across academic and business cases.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher has announced its lineup of performances for the 2015-2016 season. Season highlights include Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, mandolinist Chris Thile performing Bach, Ellis Marsalis, and Bobby McFerrin. Tickets go on sale Aug. 24.

With the recent conclusion of the 2015 legislative session, the University of Iowa is moving forward with a salary program for 2015-16. The overall average salary increases for faculty and staff will be between 1 percent and 3 percent.

The University of Iowa encourages the public to attend an open house and the first of two public meetings to discuss the proposed repurposement of the existing 1936 Art Building located at 200 N. Riverside Dr. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. June 18 in 2520D University Capitol Centre.

In a study that seems to defy conventional dietary wisdom, UI scientists have found that adding high salt to a high-fat diet actually prevents weight gain in mice. The findings highlight the profound effect non-caloric dietary nutrients can have on energy balance and weight gain.

Will Imbus was diagnosed with early-onset scoliosis—an abnormal, side-to-side curve of the spine in children under 5 years old. Technology used at UI Children’s Hospital is reducing the number of surgical procedures for early-onset scoliosis patients.

A new partnership with the University of Iowa College of Public Health will allow students at Coe College in Cedar Rapids to earn their Bachelor of Arts and Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees in five years.

As unpredictable as the annual draft is, there is one constant with all Hawkeyes from 1999 to present: While Iowa players might occasionally slip down the draft board because of height, 40-yard dash time, or wing span, they remain strong in their commitment to character building.

"U.S. News & World Report" has ranked University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in Iowa City in nine specialties in the new 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. UI Children’s Hospital is the only hospital nationally ranked for pediatric care in Iowa.

The University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business will begin offering a new certificate program in business analytics in Des Moines starting this fall, providing Central Iowa working professionals an opportunity for advanced study in a rapidly growing field.

University of Iowa Police received a report of a sexual assault that occurred in the early morning hours of June 6, 2015.