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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 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,...

Icicles form on the Old Capitol on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019.

Sexual assault reported in UI residence hall

Sarah Watson, Managing Editor January 26, 2020

University of Iowa officials received a report of a sexual assault that occurred during the early morning hours on Jan. 25 at a west side residence hall, according to an email sent to students from the...

MediaWise Voter Project kicks off with UI visit

MediaWise Voter Project kicks off with UI visit

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor January 25, 2020

The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise Voter Project kicked off its national media literacy program at the University of Iowa on Friday, where staff members and social media celebrity Tyler Oakley encouraged...

Professor Anita Hill gives a speech on sexual harassment on Thursday, January 23, 2020.

Anita Hill calls on 2020 candidates to address sexual assault during University of Iowa stop

Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter January 23, 2020

Professor Anita Hill promised herself she would speak about sexual assault for at least two years after her 1991 testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, hoping she would see government...

Thousands of scientists and their supporters, including Bill Nye the Science Guy, join the March for Science on April 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Nye is suing Walt Disney Co., claiming the company improperly kept millions of dollars in profits related to his popular TV series.

Bill Nye is coming to the University of Iowa

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter January 23, 2020

The University Lecture Committee will bring Bill Nye the Science Guy to the University of Iowa on April 14 as part of the 2019-20 academic year’s lecture series. The Emmy winner will visit the...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

UI to implement supervisor training after two-year employee practices review

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor January 23, 2020

Three thousand University of Iowa supervisors will undergo training this year in workplace best practices after a two-year long employment-practices review found that some faculty reported bias in...

The College of Pharmacy building is seen on Monday, April 15, 2019.

University of Iowa College of Pharmacy begins assured admissions program for high schoolers

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter January 23, 2020

Prospective Hawkeyes will soon be able to secure a spot at one of the university’s graduate colleges, even just as high-school seniors. The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy is introducing...

The University of Iowa Health Care urgent care Coralville location is seen on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. The building is located at 2591 Holiday Road.

University of Iowa opens a new urgent care facility to increase community access

Riley Davis, News Reporter January 22, 2020

The University of Iowa opened a new urgent care facility just one year after the original facility in order to expand access to North Liberty and Coralville residents. “The first urgent care clinic...

Montse Fuentes, the Executive Vice President and provost, speaks at the Diversity Update on Wednesday, January 22, in the IMU Main Lounge. Fuentes is also a professor of Statistics, Actuarial Science and Biostatistics.

UI provost looks to boost underrepresented faculty support through new initiatives

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter January 22, 2020

The University of Iowa is aiming to increase support for underrepresented faculty through a number of initiatives shared with the campus community Wednesday. In the UI’s annual Diversity, Equity,...

Photo Illustration by Raquele Decker.

Iowa City schools require new personal finance course after state financial-literacy requirement

Lauren White, News Reporter January 22, 2020

In order to better prepare high-school students for the financial decisions they will make leading to and after graduation, all Iowa high-school students will be required to fulfill a financial literacy...

The outside of the UI Student Disability Services office is seen on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. The office is located in the basement of Burge Hall.

UI Student Disability Services to move temporarily to Old Capitol Mall

Alexandra Skores, News Editor January 22, 2020

The University of Iowa shared plans on Wednesday to temporarily move the Student Disability Services office by fall 2020 after nearly two years of conversations about providing a more accessible location...

FILE - The Old Capitol is shown on Monday, July 25, 2016.

University of Iowa to launch another search for associate VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief January 22, 2020

The University of Iowa provost on Wednesday shared the institution will begin searching for another associate vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion later this spring — filling a position...