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The College of Public Health is seen on March 11, 2019.

University of Iowa public-health experts talk COVID-19, ways people can stay healthy

Kelsey Harrell and Caleb McCullough March 13, 2020

University of Iowa public-health experts appeared on Iowa Public Radio’s River to River on Friday to discuss the COVID-19 response and preparation going on in Iowa. UI College of Public Health...

Candidate for the role of Vice President of Student Life Sarah Hansen speaks during a forum at the IMU on Feb. 4, 2020. Hansen graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a Masters in Arts in Sociology.

Sarah Hansen named next University of Iowa Vice President for Student Life

Rachel Schilke and Katie Ann McCarver March 13, 2020

The University of Iowa announced Thursday that Office of the Provost Manager of Strategic Programs Sarah Hansen has been named the next vice president for Student Life, effective April 1 and pending...

UI administrators field questions from reporters during a press conference regarding the COVID-19 pandemic at the IMU on Wednesday, March 11, 2020.

University of Iowa to move classes online for two weeks after spring break amid coronavirus outbreak

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2020

The University of Iowa on Wednesday announced in-person classes have been suspended for two weeks after spring break beginning March 23 through at least April 3 amid concerns about mitigating the spread...

Iowa medical cannabidiol patient John Fenner poses for a portrait on Feb. 25. Fenner enrolled in Iowa's Medical Cannabidiol Program in October 2019. He advocates for more options for medical cannabis patients.

Patients face roadblocks in medical marijuana program

Caleb McCullough, Assistant Politics Editor March 11, 2020

When he first joined Iowa’s medical marijuana program, 61-year-old Navy veteran John Fenner tried to treat the nerve damage in his left leg with the most potent THC product he could obtain. But the...

Interactive: How are other colleges dealing with the coronavirus?

Interactive: How are other colleges dealing with the coronavirus?

Aadit Tambe, Managing Digital Editor March 11, 2020



Regent President Mike Richards listens during the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, November 15, 2018.

Iowa regents ask universities to prepare to move class instruction online amid coronavirus cases identified in Iowa

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief March 10, 2020

Read the in-depth version here The state Board of Regents has asked Iowa's three regent institutions to "move as quickly as possible towards the ability to deliver instruction virtually," Regent...

University of Iowa Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Billy Taylor at the University of Illinois on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. The Hawkeyes lost to the Fighting Illini, 76-78.

Friendship on the sidelines: Two basketball coaches have connection on and off the court

Isaac Goffin, Sports Reporter March 9, 2020

On the Iowa sideline, head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery yells and gestures, his fiery passion on display for all to see. In contrast to McCaffery’s spark, assistant coach Billy Taylor is...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Jan. 14.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announces three presumptive positive coronavirus cases in Iowa

Charles Peckman, Marissa Payne, and Sarah Watson March 8, 2020

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Sunday announced three presumptive positive cases of novel coronavirus in Johnson County. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported that one of the individuals is between...

Johnson County Supervisors Rod Sullivan and Royceeann Porter  listen to a presentation during a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2020.

Johnson County Supervisors Green-Douglass, Porter, Sullivan file for reelection candidacy

Riley Davis, News Reporter March 8, 2020

With reelection in mind and pens in hand, incumbent Johnson County Supervisors Lisa Green-Douglass, Royceann Porter, and Rod Sullivan each signed and filed an affidavit of candidacy at the Johnson...

Iowa's 149-pound Pat Lugo grapples with Nebraska's Collin Purinton during session one of the Big Ten Wrestling Tournament in Piscataway, NJ on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Lugo won by major decision, 11-3. (Nichole Harris/The Daily Iowan)

Nine Hawkeye wrestlers qualify for NCAAs

Robert Read, Sports Editor March 7, 2020

PISCATAWAY, NJ - All nine of the Iowa wrestlers still competing in the 2020 Big Ten Championships have received automatic berths for the 2020 NCAA Championships in Minneapolis on March 19-21. The...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to an audience at NewBo Market in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Warren encouraged attendees to support her nomination at the upcoming Iowa caucuses.

Elizabeth Warren ends White House bid

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter March 5, 2020

Massachusets Senator Elizabeth Warren is ending her presidential campaign after failing to place first in any of the 14 Super Tuesday states.  Warren, who was once a high-polling candidate in the race,...

One voter participates in the Minnesota Democratic Primary at the Minneapolis Central Library polling center on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020.

Minnesotans transition from caucus to primary, debate if Iowa should still go first

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter March 4, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS — This year’s Iowa caucuses didn’t go well, Minnesota voters The Daily Iowan interviewed largely concluded. The Super Tuesday state transitioned from a caucus to a primary this year,...