"Iowa Now Minute" is a 60-second roundup highlighting recent UI activities, research, public engagement, and campus life. Look for a new video every Thursday in Iowa Now.

The University of Iowa has established its first-ever sanctioning guidelines to address sexual misconduct and expelled a second student for a sexual-violence incident, UI President Sally Mason announced on Thursday. The sanctioning guidelines outline in detail the severe repercussions – from probation to expulsion – for those who commit sexual misconduct.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason shares a letter with the campus community about the importance of talking openly about the serious issue of sexual assault.

Joseph Burken of DeWitt, Iowa, was diagnosed with an astrocytoma, a cancerous tumor in the center of his brain. He also had hydrocephalus—a buildup of fluid inside the skull that leads to brain swelling. Burken will be the Kid Captain Saturday when the Hawkeyes face Ball State in Kinnick.

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at the University of Iowa College of Law at 1 p.m. on Sept. 12.

The University of Iowa is in the midst of a $1.2 billion historic transformation with a number of major building projects underway. UI photographers captured construction updates of several of these major building projects that illustrate the UI's commitment to creating high performance buildings for high performing students.

From job and food fairs to open houses for cultural centers, the University of Iowa organized a variety of activities during Welcome Back Week 2014 to ensure students got to know the campus and community and have a successful start to the new academic year.

Former University of Iowa All-American and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Michelle Edwards looks back fondly on her career as a Hawkeye.

Iowa Learning Farms, along with the University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and UI Utilities and Energy Management, will host a Bio-Renewables field day between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the Miscanthus Pilot Project test plot on the Dan Black farm, 3590 Highway 1 SW, Iowa City.

The University of Iowa issued a Crime Alert on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014.

A new University of Iowa program is seeking a faculty member to mentor colleagues who have entrepreneurial aspirations to translate their research discoveries into products, services, or startup companies.

While it’s great that dozens of professionals, volunteers, scholars, and students will convene Sept. 6 at the “Incarcerated in Iowa” symposium on the University of Iowa campus, the event organizers are even more excited about what the collective will do going forward.