Education & Leadership: UNI and Drake are using NSSE results in new, more targeted ways—UNI’s first-year focus and Drake’s college-by-college reporting aim to turn student engagement data into action. Instructional Materials: Iowa’s HQIM Leadership Academy opened expanded statewide registration for district leadership teams, offering no-cost training, tools, and peer support to implement high-quality instructional materials. Health & Community Impact: A new AP-KFF poll finds rural MAHA supporters largely say Trump’s health policies haven’t reached their communities; Iowa pastor Mike Jager calls it “a beginning.” Cancer as a Culture & Policy Issue: UNI hosted a report presentation linking Iowa’s rising cancer rates to environmental exposures like pesticides, nitrates, PFAS, radon, and air/water pollution. Local Services: UNI’s Child Development Center will close Sept. 14–18 due to staffing and operational stability concerns. Sports & Campus Life: UNI cross country competed at the Gans Creek Classic, while UNI’s Humanities Hub launched with a grant-backed push for paid nonprofit internships across Iowa. Arts & Music: Iowa nu-metal Slipknot’s 2027 Wembley date faces backlash from fans over Marilyn Manson as support.