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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

Activists engage with local law enforcement after a Young Americans for Freedom hosted event in the Iowa Memorial Union’s Blackbox Theater in Iowa City featuring Chloe Cole, a person who detransitioned, on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Pro-Transgender activists protested outside the IMU and later blocked the N Madison St. and W Jefferson St. intersection. The protest concluded in front of University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson’s residence on Church St.

Seven arrested campus protesters voice demands for UIPD, state government

Jack Moore, News Editor March 14, 2024

Seven people who were charged after protesting on the University of Iowa’s campus, including recently acquitted musician Tara McGovern, called for action on Thursday from the UI, City of Iowa City,...

An employee works on renovations to Blank Honors Center on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

UI Blank Honors Center to include Scanlan Center for School Mental Health clinic in renovation

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter March 7, 2024

The University of Iowa’s Belin-Blank Center is undergoing renovations to its fifth and sixth floors to include the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health’s clinic. The renovation, costing just...

Photos to illustrate a story on the Unit Partner program. Pictured are current Unit Partner participant Alana Gratton (blue scrubs), former Unit Partner participant Sachin Fong (red scrubs), Staff Nurse Brenna Schwenker (blonde hair), and Nurse Manager Jessica McDaniel (dark scrubs)
A Unit Partner is a student position, under direct supervision and instruction, performing routine tasks on the unit.

UI nursing students get clinical experience, support staff workload in ‘unit partner’ program

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter March 7, 2024

Sachin Fong, a University of Iowa nursing student and patient care technician, came to college knowing he wanted to be a nurse and gain insight into the medical field. The UI’s unit partner program...

A Water Tower overlooking Kinnick Stadium is seen in Iowa city on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

Iconic Hawkeye water tower near Kinnick to be torn down, relocated

Theron Luett, News Reporter March 7, 2024

Displaying the iconic Tigerhawk logo, the University of Iowa water tower next to Kinnick Stadium is going to be relocated to make way for a new adult inpatient tower on the UI Hospitals and Clinics main...

Carter Fitzgerald, a winner of the Spring IdeaStorm competition, poses for a portrait in front of the laundry that he seeks to make more efficient, on Monday, March 13, 2024. Fitzgerald is a first-year Finance student at the University of Iowa, and won $500 in February for his proposal to use laundry data to create a laundry tracking app.

UI students win money in IdeaStorm contest

Grace Olson, News Reporter March 7, 2024

Nearly a dozen University of Iowa students walked away with cash after participating in this year’s IdeaStorm contest hosted by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center. A group of 38 students gathered...

The Supper Club restaurant is seen on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The Supper club recently collaborated with the owner of The Iowa River Power Restaurant to bring aspects of the menu to a new location.

Highlander Hotel revives supper club with help of Iowa River Power Restaurant

Sanya Sami, News Reporter March 6, 2024

The reservation books are filling up for the revived 1960s supper club at the Highlander Hotel in Iowa City with the help of the recently closed Iowa River Power Restaurant. The Iowa River Power Restaurant,...

Dr. Danielle Rios performs a follow-up scan on an infant born prematurely in the NICU at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. A recent study from neonatologists at SFCH has shown that a hemodynamics screen for premature infants has halved the rate of death or severe brain bleed. Patient consent on file.

UI leads in neonatal hemodynamics for continued precision care of premature infants

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter March 6, 2024

As a neonatology trainee Adrianne Bischoff, a University of Iowa clinical assistant professor of pediatrics in neonatology, encountered numerous sick infants at a hospital who required precision care...

Students work in groups during the translation course World Literature: 1700 at Van Allen Hall in Iowa City on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. One year ago, the University of Iowa was the first University in the U.S. to create a B.A. degree in Translation.

First-of-its-kind UI translation bachelor’s degree sees growth

Kathleen Zeivel, News Reporter March 6, 2024

Since its launch to date, enrollment in the first-of-its-kind University of Iowa bachelor’s degree in translation continues to gain popularity. The number of students enrolled in the fall of 2022...

COGS members react to a speaker during a COGS Protest on the Pentacrest on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Graduate student union delivers petition to UI president calling for end to student fees

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter March 5, 2024

Over 70 members of the University of Iowa Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, COGS, rolled out a petition on the Pentacrest Tuesday to call for an end to student fees. The petition garnered more...

Raising Canes Chicken Fingers opens in Burlington Township on Jan. 17.

Raising Cane’s to open in Old Capitol Town Center on UI campus

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor March 5, 2024

A Raising Cane's is coming to the Old Capitol Town Center on the University of Iowa campus. The restaurant that serves mainly chicken fingers will open its seventh location in Iowa in the front-facing...

The Daily Iowan’s 2024-25 executive editor, Jami Martin-Trainor, poses for a portrait on Monday, March 4, 2023.

Jami Martin-Trainor named Daily Iowan’s 2024-25 executive editor

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter March 4, 2024

Managing Digital Editor Jami Martin-Trainor was selected Monday night to serve as The Daily Iowan’s next executive editor for the 2024-25 school year.  “I think that we have an awesome team...

The Old Capitol Building is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday April, 25, 2023.

UI deans, department heads grapple with diversity scholarship changes

Kate Perez, Senior Reporter March 4, 2024

In the wake of the University of Iowa’s decision to review and restructure diversity scholarships that are based on protected-class criteria, college deans and departmental heads are examining how...

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