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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

Provost Montse Fuentes speaks in an interview with The Daily Iowan in Jessup Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Fuentes sat down to discuss new plans to improve support for first-generation students.

UI Provost launches program aimed at recognizing tenured faculty

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter February 13, 2020

The University of Iowa is launching a new Distinguished Professorship program through a partnership between the Provost's Office and the university colleges that aims to recognize tenured faculty members...

A compost bin is seen in the staff and faculty lounge of the Pappajon Business Building on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. The bins were introduced in January to allow items like paper towels and pizza boxes to be recycled.

Tippie staff work on composting to achieve waste-reduction goals

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter February 12, 2020

Tippie College of Business staff members have decided to develop their own waste-reduction system after witnessing successful composting programs in other colleges across campus. Reducing waste...

Members of the Iowa City City Council sit before the two UI student governments for a discussion about a proposed development project in downtown Iowa City during a joint meeting on Feb 11.

Iowa City City Council seeks input from UI student governments before vote on luxury-apartment development

Hannah Rovner and Eleanor Hildebrandt February 12, 2020

At the inaugural joint session between University of Iowa Student Government, Graduate and Professional Student Government, and Iowa City City Council, all three groups were focused on housing developments...

UISG President Noel Mills listens during a UISG meeting in the IMU on Jan. 28. UISG discussed budget issues and student organization allotted funds.

Operational budget changes made by UISG for more accurate funding

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter February 12, 2020

University of Iowa Student Government unanimously passed changes to its operational budget at a meeting Tuesday night. UISG Finance Committee Chair and Senator Zoe Hamstreet said the changes were founded...

Brian Lai, Associate Professor and Department Executive Officer in the Department of Political Science, speaks at the open forum for the president for Student Life search Tuesday in 166 IMU.

Fourth VP for Student Life candidate Brian Lai talks need to retain underrepresented staff

Alexandra Skores, News Editor February 11, 2020

At the fourth and final public forum in the search to fill the position of University of Iowa vice president for Student Life, political-science Associate Professor Brian Lai, the department executive...

University of Iowa professor Steven Green poses for a portrait in the University of Iowa Biology Building on Monday. Professor Green and Associate Professor Ning Hu of the UI Department of Biology recently discovered a receptor that can prevent a common type of hearing loss by testing it on mice, sparking the discussion of finding more drugs that could prevent hearing loss and distributed non-invasively.

University of Iowa researchers discovered ‘chemical earmuffs’ that could prevent hearing damage

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter February 11, 2020

While traditional earmuffs may keep human ears warm in the cold months, researchers have recently created “chemical earmuffs” that are currently being injected into mice ears to protect against...

Faculty Senate President Sandra Daack-Hirsch speaks during the Faculty Senate meeting on April 23, 2019.

UI Faculty Senate talks catastrophic-leave program and phase two of policy changes

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter February 11, 2020

The University of Iowa Faculty Senate on Tuesday planned for the second phase of the catastrophic-leave policy, discussing how vacation-leave time is donated and received to faculty or staff who need...

Hunter Stascak, an intern at the Office of Sustainability and the Environment, poses for a picture on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Many of the projects that interns work on are focused on improving on-campus sustainability.

UI Sustainability Office opens online sustainable projects database for students

Riley Davis, News Reporter February 10, 2020

The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment recently created an online database of on-and-off-campus sustainability projects to help target areas the university community can...

University of Iowa PhD candidate in archaeology Christie Vogler poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 in her office inside of Macbride Hall. Vogler’s research focuses on possible means of authority for affluent women living in the Gangivecchio, Sicily, region during the 1st-3rd century CE.

UI grad student takes home first place for humanities-based Three Minute Thesis competition

Riley Davis, News Reporter February 10, 2020

University of Iowa graduate student Christie Vogler’s recreated dissertation thesis on gender archeology and gender studies in Ancient Rome won first place in the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies’...

United Nations Association President, Carolina Herrera and Director of Supply Chain and Logistics, Sam Andrus pose for a portrait at Cortado in downtown Iowa City on Tuesday, February 4th, 2020. The United Nations Association at Iowa is a student org dedicated to educating Iowa City and the university on the United Nations and international relations matters.

New UN student organization allows for students to participate in international advocacy

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter February 10, 2020

Newly formed University of Iowa student organization the United Nations Association at Iowa promises to dedicate time to the promotion of the United Nations’ principles and stances on worldwide issues. The...

Kamal Rahmouni is seen in his office in the Bowen Science Building on Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

Professors at UI appointed as co-directors of obesity research initiative

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter February 10, 2020

The Obesity Research and Education initiative will now work closer with the diabetes center with two new co-directors, continuing research on obesity within many University of Iowa colleges. UI neuroscience...

UI professor’s opioid research evaluates link between opioid use and chronic pain

UI professor’s opioid research evaluates link between opioid use and chronic pain

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter February 10, 2020

As medical professionals in the U.S. face a growing concern surrounding the opioid crisis and seek ways to manage this problem, University of Iowa researchers are developing tools to combat the...

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