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A baby girl born in September was relinquished to Iowa HHS under the Safe Haven Act, a safe method for parents to surrender newborns when care is not an option.

Eleven out-of-state academics resigned from the UI Center for Intellectual Freedom advisory council on Tuesday, Sept.

22, citing no confidence in the board's direction and disputes over a new executive director search+ the departure leaves 15 members, mostly Iowans, to steer the center forward.

Judge David Cox ruled that the state must reopen the Historical Society branch in the Centennial Building (ending a nearly yearlong legal battle) and that state and community members have 30 days to decide how to reopen the center.

Public universities requested new funding on Sept.

17 to ease rising costs and keep tuition stable. Iowa State seeks 231.8M and an extra 2M for its AI-Ready Workforce and Innovation Initiative while the University of Iowa and UNI also request funds with the 2028 budget.