A more than $1 million dollar gift from the Sharer family will help fund diabetes research at the University of Iowa's Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center.

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The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will begin its spring “Movies@MNH” series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, with a free public screening of "Cold Warriors: Wolves and Buffalo" in Macbride Auditorium.

Death notices for current and retired UI employees. Links to online obituaries provided when available.

The University of Iowa cheerleading and dance teams will compete in the UCA/UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Fla.

Producers of ABC-TV's "20/20" have decided that the story about NASA-funded University of Iowa pilot research will not air Friday, Jan. 17, on "20/20. However, the story may be scheduled to air at a future date on "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer."

The University of Iowa Faculty Senate invites nominations for the Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service to the university and the state of Iowa.

Every spring, the UI Women's Resource and Action Center offers an intensive, five-day institute that educates college women about the political process and teaches them effective leadership skills. Students of all majors are encouraged to apply; the deadline is Feb. 20.

This year’s UI Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights includes a Day of Service focused on hunger and homelessness, a unity walk and tribute on the Pentacrest, and a lecture by journalist, documentarian, and TV news producer Soledad O’Brien.

The University of Iowa opens a series of events in Des Moines Tuesday, Jan. 28, with a talk by P. Barry Butler, UI executive vice president and provost, on wind energy, which has emerged as a vital part of Iowa’s energy economy.

University of Iowa President Sally Mason expresses her appreciation to Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad for his FY 2015 budget recommendations for the UI, particularly the 4 percent increase in general university operating appropriations, which will allow the university to freeze tuition for its students for a second consecutive year.

Former University of Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker passed away early Monday morning at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Parker, who retired from the Iowa coaching staff following the 2011 season, was 72.