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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

Saturday Dec. 5, 2020; Champaign, Illinois, USA; Illinois wide receiver Casey Washington (left) is tackled by Iowa defensive back Matt Hankins (right) during the second quarter of the Iowa v. Illinois football game at Memorial Stadium.

Experienced secondary set to lead Iowa football’s defense in 2021

Robert Read, Pregame Editor April 6, 2021

Iowa cornerback Matt Hankins started the Hawkeye football team’s Tuesday Zoom conference by asking reporters questions of his own. “I wanted to switch it up a little bit today,” Hankins said...

Illustration by Kate Doolittle

Child Life creates a home within the Stead Family Children’s Hospital

Brooklyn Draisey, Projects Reporter April 6, 2021

For kids and teenagers staying in the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, the world narrows. Many patients cannot venture from the hospital for more than a short walk outside, if...

Medical syringe of vaccine injection.

Opinion | When you need insulin, you need insulin

Yassie Buchanan, Opinions Columnist April 6, 2021

For those who have diabetes, insulin is essential for survival. Yet, they are treated like luxury items. This inaccessibility to insulin comes at the cost of people's lives, and lawmakers need to do...

The English-Philosophy Building at the University of Iowa is pictured on April 5, 2021.

New EPB window renovation leads to questions about COVID-19 transmission

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter April 6, 2021

By the end of the summer, the English-Philosophy Building at the University of Iowa will look slightly different. New, inoperable windows will be installed in the five-story building in summer 2021...

Iowa Center Luka Garza celebrates during the Iowa Men’s Basketball game against Michigan State on Feb. 2, 2021 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Garza became the second Hawkeye men's player ever to surpass 2,000 career points during the game. (Casey Stone/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa’s Luka Garza awarded 2021 men’s Wooden Award, secures consensus National Player of the Year honors

Robert Read, Pregame Editor April 6, 2021

The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Tuesday that Iowa men's basketball center Luka Garza is the winner of the 2021 John R. Wooden Award as the most outstanding player in men’s college basketball,...

Photo Illustration by Katie Goodale

University of Iowa students create mutual aid organization

Drew Sullivan, News Reporter April 5, 2021

A new mutual aid organization has launched to help University of Iowa students receive communal support. UI Mutual Aid launched its aid request form on March 24 and has received 97 requests in its...

Senior and journalism major, Eden Smith, cleans equipment after a student returns it in Equipment Checkout located in the Becker Communication Studies Building at the University of Iowa on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Life at Iowa: Students behind the scenes in creative fields share how pandemic affected their jobs

Jenna Post, Arts Reporter April 5, 2021

A year into the pandemic, employees have been asked to take furloughed time, transition to an online work environment, and must take extra steps to protect themselves from the virus at work. Those...

A sign for the Iowa City Community School District is seen outside the district's administration building on Tuesday, April 28.

Registration open for Iowa City Community School District’s new school: ICCSD Online

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter April 5, 2021

Registration opened on Monday for parents to enroll their children in ICCSD Online, the Iowa City Community School District's permanent virtual program. Director of PK-12 Online Learning Gregg Shoultz...

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University of Iowa assistant professor co-founds first pharmacotherapy network to increase collaboration among pharmacotherapy centers easier

Samantha Murray, News Reporter April 5, 2021

Co-founded by University of Iowa assistant professor Brett Faine, the Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Research Network, or EMPHARM-NET, establishes a network of researchers at 15 different centers across...

Photo Illustration by Kate Heston.

Increase in alcohol consumption during COVID-19 has UI officials worried

Drew Sullivan, News Reporter April 5, 2021

The state of Iowa has seen an uptick in alcohol consumption following the pandemic. The Alcoholic Beverages Division of Iowa reports that in the 2020 fiscal year, liquor sales increased an unprecedented...