LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (September 10, 2026) — A record 830 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been selected to join the University Honors Program this fall — a 12% increase from the previous record class in 2025.

To be admitted to the Honors Program, students must demonstrate a record of academic excellence, outstanding leadership, involvement in prior activities, and significant contributions to their community.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 8, 2026) — On Friday, September 4, 456 students from five programs at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences received their first white coats during the university's White Coat Ceremony — an event that marks the beginning of students' professional journeys and their commitment to becoming compassionate and competent health-care providers.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 2, 2026) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and Baylor University, a private university in Waco, Texas, have announced a partnership designed to expand educational pathways for Baylor students interested in pursuing graduate-level health-sciences degrees.

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (September 1, 2026) — Veda Gisi, an education major from Le Claire, Iowa, and graduate of Pleasant Valley High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's soccer team during the 2026 season, which begins September 1.

UW-Whitewater was selected to finish fourth in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in a preseason poll of the conference's head coaches and sports information directors.