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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 Tippie College of Business is seen on Monday, January 27th, 2020.

Tippie becomes first UI college to adopt United Nations sustainability goals

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter January 29, 2020

The Tippie College of Business recently became the first University of Iowa college to adopt the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Management Education — a global movement to strengthen...

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

UISG decrease in contingency funds limits student organization funding

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter January 29, 2020

Mohamed Karar, the president of the National Society of Black Engineers at the University of Iowa, stood in front of 48 student government senators and their executive team on Oct. 1 to give an impassioned...

Faculty Council members gather for a Faculty Council meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

UI faculty discuss early stages of public/private partnership allocations

Alexandra Skores and Marissa Payne January 29, 2020

The University of Iowa Faculty Council on Tuesday discussed how to structure the task force responsible for allocating the proceeds from the UI’s utility system public/private partnership — an...

University of Iowa researcher, Stanley Perlman poses for a portrait in the Bowen Science Building on Tuesday, January 28th, 2020. Perlman along with staff at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics have implemented precautions following reports that a new coronavirus has been found in the United States.

UI monitoring coronavirus spread, following health officials’ guidelines amid rising concerns

Rin Swann, News Reporter January 28, 2020

Campus officials say the the institution is monitoring the spread of novel coronavirus after the outbreak in China, though there have been no confirmed local cases of the virus thus far. According to...

Iowa sophomore Brett Permann tees off during the Diane Thomason Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course on Sept. 30, 2018.The Hawkeyes placed first overall.

Finkbine Clubhouse may be named after Iowa City family name request headed to Iowa regents for approval

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter January 28, 2020

The University of Iowa is requesting its new, nearly $10 million Finkbine Clubhouse project receive state Board of Regents approval be named the Nagle Family Clubhouse in honor of Mary Lee Nagle Duda...

UI researcher, international team date the age of Homo erectus settlement

UI researcher, international team date the age of Homo erectus settlement

Riley Davis, News Reporter January 28, 2020

After years of uncertainty, University of Iowa paleoanthropologist Russell Ciochon and an international team of researchers are rectifying the age of chronology at the ancient settlement of Ngandong. The...

Photo Illustration by Ryan Adams

Winter conditions prove challenging for Iowa City riders

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter January 28, 2020

The local biking community is pedaling through less-than-ideal winter conditions in Iowa City this January, but bikers say that with the right equipment and experience, riders can stay safe. University...

School buses are seen Durham School Services bus lot on Jan. 23.

Iowa City School Board to replace school buses with electric cars

Kaitlin Laing, News Reporter January 27, 2020

In an ongoing effort to reduce any negative impact on the environment in the area, the Iowa City Community School District has announced that wheels are in motion to replace its school buses with electric...

Students and members of the community sign in to caucus for the Democrat Party in the Robert Lee Rec Center on February 1, 2016.

UI Hawk the Vote student organization to hold mock caucus event

Lauren White, News Reporter January 27, 2020

In order to further prepare students for the caucusing process, nonpartisan student organization, Hawk the Vote will hold its first “Mock Caucus.” The event will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in...

Speakers from the event cut a ceremonial ribbon during the opening reception for the Psychological and Brain Sciences Building on Jan. 24. The building has been under construction for two and a half years but was ready for use by faculty and students for the spring semester of 2020.

University of Iowa dedicates new Psychological and Brain Sciences building

Katie Ann McCarver and Kelsey Harrell January 27, 2020

Hawkeyes recently celebrated beginning the spring semester with a new home for students studying psychological and brain sciences. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Jan. 24 showed off the...

Ed Flaherty, Secretary of Veterans for Peace speaks during an anti-war with Iran demonstration at the Old Brick Church in Iowa City on Jan. 25.

Protest on the UI’s campus asks for an end to the US’s agression against Iran

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter January 26, 2020

Protestors stood in the ankle-deep snow on Old Brick Church’s steps holding a white banner that read ‘The People Still Don’t Want War,’ Saturday afternoon. In windy and cold weather, Veterans...

The Old Capital from the roof of UIHC in Iowa City, Iowa on March 25, 2019.

UI students from Puerto Rico reflect on return to campus after earthquake hits home

Kaitlin Laing, News Reporter January 26, 2020

University of Iowa student Adriana Morales woke up Dec. 28 to her grandmother’s house shaking violently. Morales was visiting her grandmother in Cupey, a municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico,...

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