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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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University Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Terry Johnson speaks at the utility public private partnership information meeting in The Medical Education Research Facility on Thursday, December 12, 2019. The meeting focused on explaining the 50-year partnership between the University of Iowa, Meridiam and ENGIE.

UI officials field community questions on public/private partnership consultant’s fossil-fuel ties

DI Staff December 12, 2019

Community members questioned leaders managing the University of Iowa’s recently approved utility system public/private partnership — a deal billed as advancing the institution’s sustainability goals...

Photo Illustration by Tate Hildyard for The Daily Iowan.

New library card aims to increase literacy among students in Iowa City schools

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter December 12, 2019

A new library card will offer students in the Iowa City Community School District access to public libraries in Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty by using their student-identification number. The...

University of Iowa professor honored for her work in immunology

University of Iowa professor honored for her work in immunology

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter December 12, 2019

After a long career in science, University of Iowa professor of microbiology and immunology Gail Bishop was named a 2019 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science after nomination...

Racial equity report card grades Iowa City’s efforts to decrease disparities

Racial equity report card grades Iowa City’s efforts to decrease disparities

Gretchen Lenth, News Reporter December 12, 2019

When Iowa City’s Diversity Committee first established itself in 2012, one of its earliest suggestions was to create an annual report on racial equity. With a new decade just weeks away, Iowa City’s...

The Lindquist Center is seen on July 30, 2019. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Social Emotional Learning track helps teachers create a nurturing environment

Lauren White, News Reporter December 11, 2019

Future Hawkeye teachers will be equipped to nurture the classroom environment and focus on improving mental health in youth through a new College of Education track. The University of Iowa has partnered...

Steam swirls around the University of Iowa Power Plant on the evening of Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

Four UI shared-governance branches back public/private partnership

Rin Swann and Eleanor Hildebrandt December 11, 2019

After the state Board of Regents on Tuesday approved a public/private partnership that would allow a private firm to operate and maintain the University of Iowa Utility System, the four pillars of shared...

Radiation Oncology, Department Chair, John Buatti, MD and his team stand next to University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics’ MR-linac machine on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. This new technology can both treat patients and act as an MRI scan, by focalizing on one spot and sending waves specifically there. (Hannah Kinson/The Daily Iowan)

Holden Center one of three in US to use new tumor-treatment technology

Lauren White, News Reporter December 11, 2019

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine is one of the first centers in the nation to add MR-linac to its technology, helping to more precisely treat tumors. The UI Radiation Oncology Department...

The Office of Financial Aid is seen inside Calvin Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.

UI Student Financial Aid Office moves to University Capitol Center

Rin Swann, News Reporter December 11, 2019

In an effort to better accommodate student needs, the University of Iowa Office of Student Financial Aid will move across campus. Effective Jan. 7, the office will relocate to 2400 University Capitol...

An attendee voices her concerns on the public/private partnership during a meeting with the state Board of Regents in Urbandale on Tuesday. The state Board of Regents voted unanimously to pass the partnership.

Public raises transparency concerns about UI public/private partnership

Marissa Payne and Katie Ann McCarver December 10, 2019

URBANDALE — State Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, donning a bright gold blazer, rose from her seat at the state Board of Regents’ office Tuesday morning to decry what she said was a lack of transparency...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addresses the Faculty Senate during a meeting in the Old Capitol Senate Chambers on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Harreld talked about the approval of the public/private partnership.

University of Iowa president hones in on higher-ed funding after public/private partnership approval

Kelsey Harrell and Marissa Payne December 10, 2019

As some members of the public and Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns that the General Assembly will defund the University of Iowa for its pursuit of a public/private partnership, UI President Bruce...

Senator and Internal Affairs Committee Chair Anna Correa talks about the legislation to fellow senators during a UISG meeting Tuesday. The senators voted to override a veto from President Noel Mills.

University of Iowa Student Government override’s president’s veto for election code reforms

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter December 10, 2019

The Iowa Memorial Union Blackbox Theater came alive with a divisive debate on Tuesday night when the University of Iowa Student Government voted to override UISG President Noel Mills' veto over election-code...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addresses the Faculty Senate during a meeting in the Old Capitol Senate Chambers on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Harreld talked about the approval of the public/private partnership.

UI Faculty Senate passes climate-emergency declaration

Katie Ann McCarver and Kelsey Harrell December 10, 2019

One day after University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld declared a climate crisis in a Daily Iowan interview, Faculty Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a resolution supporting such a declaration. The...