Skip to Main Content
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 independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Kid Captain Cooper Leeman and his mother smile before the cameras in the Hawkeye football locker room at Kids Day at Kinnick on Saturday, August 10, 2019. Kids Day at Kinnick is an annual event for families to experience Iowa's football stadium, while watching preseason practice and honoring this year's Kid Captains.

A heart for the Hawks: Kid Captain leads the way to the Holiday bowl

Alexandra Skores, News Editor December 19, 2019

Cooper Leeman will be leading the Hawks with a heart of gold as the honorary Kid Captain when Iowa takes on Southern California on Dec. 27 for the annual Holiday Bowl. At 14-months-old, young Cooper...

The Iowa City Public Library is seen on Monday, September 16, 2019.

28 years of passion for the Iowa City Public Library: Maeve Clark leaves for a new opportunity

Riley Davis, News Reporter December 18, 2019

For nearly three decades, Maeve Clark has brought a passion for books and a desire to tell stories to the Iowa City community, as the adult services coordinator for the Iowa City Public Library. Now, Clark...

The Pappajohn Business Building is seen on November 12, 2018.

UI researchers find connection between loneliness and impulsive behavior

Jacob Shafer, News Reporter December 18, 2019

Researchers at the University of Iowa say people who feel lonely are more likely to engage in impulsive behaviors, such as unplanned spending or over-eating. Alice Wang, professor of marketing in the...

Harriet B. Nembhard, Courtesy Penn State University

Harriet Nembhard named new UI dean of College of Engineering

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter December 17, 2019

Come June 2020, Harriet Nembhard will trade in the black and orange of Oregon State University for black and gold as the new dean of the University of Iowa College of Engineering. Currently, Nembhard serves...

Benders Flexible Training Studio is seen on Monday, December 9, 2019.

Benders Studio aims to empower Iowa City through yoga, fitness

Riley Davis, News Reporter December 17, 2019

Benders Studio has taken a new approach to yoga fitness in their first year of business, with an emphasis on promoting body empowerment and fostering a sense of community in Iowa City. The studio opened...

Contributed

UI student dedicates time to counsel and advocate for international student population

Mitchell Griffin, News Reporter December 16, 2019

The University of Iowa honored Yu Chak “Sunny” Ho with the first-ever Global Student Award in November. Ho has dedicated his education at the UI toward supporting the international student population. Ho...

University of Iowa Assistant Professor, Jacob Priest poses for a portrait in the Lindquist Center on  Wednesday, December 11th, 2019. Priest’s research examines specific interactions that lead to increased stress and how it results in chronic and acute illness.

UI researcher links strain of relationship with family to illness

Jacob Shafer, News Reporter December 16, 2019

A University of Iowa professor is proving that people who claim to become sick or experience stress due to strained relationships within the family — their parents, siblings, or grandparents — may...

Then-Regent President Bruce Rastetter announced the newly appointed UI President Bruce Harreld during a meeting in the IMU on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Harreld is the 21st president of the University of Iowa.

The decade as it was

December 15, 2019

How will the Hawkeye State play its role in determining the next major parties’ presidential nominees as the first-in-the-nation caucus state? What will come of the University of Iowa’s recently approved...

Department of Psychiatry Chair and DEO Dr. Peggy Nopoulos poses for a photo in her office in the Pappajohn Pavilion on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Dr. Nopoulos is conducting research on the neurological disease Huntington’s.

UI researchers expand study of brain development among kids at risk for Huntington’s

Mitchell Griffin, News Reporter December 15, 2019

A decade-long investigation at the University of Iowa into the brain development of children at risk for Huntington’s disease — a fatal and incurable neurodegenerative disease — will soon expand...

UI President Bruce Harreld answers questions during an interview with The Daily Iowan in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.

Q&A: UI President Bruce Harreld talks public/private partnership, climate crisis, sustainability goals

DI staff December 15, 2019

DI: In regards to the P3, state lawmakers said in a forum hosted by the DI yesterday on Sunday that they fear the potential p3 is a gamble that seems to rely on some uncertain factors like unforeseeable,...

UI alum, a Cedar Rapids teacher, named Iowa 2020 Teacher of the Year

UI alum, a Cedar Rapids teacher, named Iowa 2020 Teacher of the Year

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter December 15, 2019

Before becoming a teacher, Cedar Rapids John F. Kennedy High School Social Studies instructor and University of Iowa alum George Anderson served as a member of the Marine Corps and a boxer — two experiences...

A directory sign is seen on the wall of the Jefferson Building on Dec. 9, 2019.

University of Iowa Center for Human Rights celebrates 20 years of research and service

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter December 12, 2019

When former University of Iowa Law Professor Burns Weston brought a series of Nobel Prize speakers to Iowa City in 1998, the series turned into something more — leading to the creation of a university...