The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

UI aging cluster moves forward

LUKE VOELZ May 5, 2011

That cute child on the playground is now more likely to live to be 100 years old. People are living longer than ever, so society needs to strengthen how it takes care of its elderly, Janet Specht, the...

Final provost candidate touts strategic plan work

NINA EARNEST May 5, 2011

Final University of Iowa provost candidate Uday Sukhatme told an audience of faculty, staff, and administrators on Wednesday about specific successes he saw while implementing a strategic plan at his current...

Students bring in foreign doctors to learn Ponseti method

MICHELLE MCCONNAUGHEY May 5, 2011

Ignacio Ponseti spent his life gently molding and casting infants’ feet to cure a congenital disease known as clubfoot. And he would appreciate that a new group of doctors will begin arriving in the...

Iowa House to be used for Dance Marathon living-learning community

ARIANA WITT May 5, 2011

University of Iowa Housing officials are developing a Dance Marathon Living Learning Community to be held in the Iowa House for the fall, but thecommunity could be a no-go unless more students show interest....

Presidential hopefuls expand use of social media

ALLIE WRIGHT May 5, 2011

A “friend” on Facebook and a follower on Twitter may be more significant than ever to many potential presidential-nomination candidates during the 2012 caucuses. Following President Obama’s technological...

Surveys show minor changes in drinking for new students

MARY HARRINGTON May 5, 2011

Fewer University of Iowa students identify themselves as problem drinkers this year than they did last year, according to results from this year’s AlcoholEdu survey. But the change is minor — only...

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