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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

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI professor researches how to cope with the stress of working from home

Riley Davis, News Reporter April 7, 2020

When social-distancing guidelines went into effect, University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Assistant Professor Beth Livingston pulled on her headset and sat in front of her computer to advise...

In this diptych, the T. Anne Clery Walkway is seen on March 11 and March 30, 2020. The first photo was taken on the last day of regularly scheduled classes and the second on the first day of online classes. Classes have been moved online for the remainder of the semester due to coronavirus .

Empty University of Iowa campus, Iowa City ‘eerie’ for those in town

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2020

Seniors Adam Goedken and Kyle Apple strolled leisurely down the T. Anne Cleary walkway on the University of Iowa’s first Monday after spring break. The skies were a clear blue with few clouds in...

First United Methodist Church is seen on Monday, April 6. Parishioners can comment on prompts introduced during the service via Facebook Live, but the pews remain empty.

‘Faith will not be canceled’: Places of worship work to digitize practices, maintain community amid COVID-19

Mary Hartel, News Reporter April 6, 2020

Classic music and hymns greeted churchgoers signing on to the virtual Palm Sunday services at the First United Methodist Church of Iowa City. As more people logged on to the Facebook livestreamed worship,...

University of Iowa med student-run mobile clinic offers free tele-medicine amid COVID-19 pandemic

University of Iowa med student-run mobile clinic offers free tele-medicine amid COVID-19 pandemic

Will Fineman, News Reporter April 6, 2020

The University of Iowa Mobile Clinic has transitioned from its traditional, in-person medical services to telemedicine appointments amid social-distancing restrictions to prevent the spread of the...

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UI undergrads elect Connor and Mara ticket, 27 at-large and constituency senators

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter April 5, 2020

In the first exclusively virtual election of the University of Iowa’s Undergraduate Student Government, the uncontested executive ticket of undergraduate students Connor Wooff and Mara Smith won...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

University of Iowa organizations, community answer UIHC call for hospital equipment

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter April 5, 2020

When University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics contacted UI Chief Innovation Officer Jon Darsee asking desperately for face shields to prevent employees from contracting the novel coronavirus, Darsee...

Photo illustration by Jenna Galligan

UI science students adapt to online classes, loss of in-person labs

Rin Swann, News Reporter April 5, 2020

Annie Wofford, a University of Iowa third-year student studying human physiology on the pre-med track, was concerned that she may miss out on the hands-on learning her lab classes on campus offered...

The University of Iowa campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

UI cancels summer programming through June 13

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter April 3, 2020

In-person summer programming at the University of Iowa has been cancelled through June 13. Programming includes youth programs and camps, research programs, and conferences.  In an university-wide...

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COVID-19 postpones internships and study abroad programs

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter April 2, 2020

University of Iowa junior Megan Lumetta was looking forward to a sales internship in Fort Myers, Florida with Gartner Inc., excited to step outside of her comfort zone into a new field of business. Because...

Provost Montserrat Fuentes speaks during an interview with The Daily Iowan in Jessup Hall on Monday Sept. 30, 2019. Fuentes addressed topics including diversity of campus and student enrollment.

University of Iowa provost reports ‘equity gap’ in first-generation student outcomes

Alexandra Skores, News Editor April 2, 2020

University of Iowa Provost Montserrat Fuentes on Wednesday reported a gap in outcomes for first-generation students compared with their continuing generation peers, as Hawkeyes who are the first in...

The Johnson County Courthouse is seen on March 3, 2020.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors limit public access to courthouse

Riley Davis, News Reporter April 2, 2020

Public access to the Johnson County Courthouse will be restricted until April 16, when the closure order expires on other county buildings, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve Thursday. According...

University of Iowa Counseling Services Director Barry Schreier is seen in his office at the Westlawn Building on December 12, 2019. Schreier recently was awarded the Association of University and College Counseling Center’s President’s Award for Meritorious Service in the National Field of Campus Mental Health.

State licensing restricts some nonresident students’ access to UI tele-mental health services

Will Fineman, News Reporter April 1, 2020

Students living outside the state of Iowa may have limited access to tele-mental-health services that the University Counseling Service offers because of state licensing constraints, as UCS's mental-health...

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