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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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University of Iowa organization restores magic one child at a time

University of Iowa organization restores magic one child at a time

Gretchen Lenth, News Reporter December 5, 2019

A young girl dressed in pink heels and a yellow dress from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast waited inside the Ronald McDonald House for a princess just like her to arrive. The moment Princess Anna from...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics cardiologist Sidakpal Panaich poses for a portrait at UIHC on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019. UIHC cardiologists will be the first in the state to use a new procedure called BASILICA for heart-valve replacements which is safer for high-risk patients.

New UIHC procedure provides safer treatment options for high-risk heart patients

Caroline Baum, News Reporter December 5, 2019

After the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics became the first health-care center in Iowa to perform a procedure that makes heart-valve replacement safer, UIHC now hopes to use this to increase treatment...

The sign for the Office of Sustainability sits outside its new location on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. The office recently moved to communications building.

UI Office of Sustainability moves to Pentacrest to boost accessibility to students

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter December 5, 2019

The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment moved its office to Jessup Hall Dec. 2 in an effort to be more accessible to students on campus. The office was previously located...

Photo Illustration by Raquele Decker.

Cambus introduces new Transit navigation app to replace Bongo

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter December 4, 2019

Users navigating the Cambus system will now have a new option to track the location of buses and plan their trips using the new Transit app, which will replace Bongo, the previous Cambus app. Users...

University of Iowa Communications Scientist and Researcher Jean Gordon poses for a portrait in the library of the Obermann Center on November 27, 2019. Gordon is researching ways to more quickly diagnose aphasia. (Ryan Adams/The Daily Iowan)

UI speech pathologists aim to develop tool to address how aphasia is diagnosed

Mitchell Griffin, News Reporter December 4, 2019

University of Iowa speech pathologists who work with patients that have the neurogenic disorder aphasia — a condition that impairs a person’s ability to understand and express language — aim to improve...

University of Iowa Student Government Senators listen to a presentation during a meeting in the IMU on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019.

UISG president vetoes election-reform bill

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter December 4, 2019

After a heated debate and two election-code changes during the University of Iowa Student Government Senate meeting Tuesday, the organization’s president Noel Mills vetoed a bill that would remove a...

The Communication Center is seen on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. The Center is the former location of the UI School of Journalism and The Daily Iowan newsroom. The Board of Regents have voted to raze the building.

A glimpse into the past: UI will uncover time capsule with Communications Center demolition

Lauren White, News Reporter December 4, 2019

Demolition of the University of Iowa Communications Center, which is more than a half-century old, will uncover a time capsule placed beneath the building’s floorboards — 33 years before the capsule...

The parking and transportation office, located in the IMU parking ramo, is seen on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019.

Parking and Transportation to close IMU parking office as UI turns to more online transactions

Alexandra Skores, News Editor December 4, 2019

The Iowa Memorial Union Parking Office will be permanently closed beginning Dec. 23 and relocate to the West Campus Transportation Center. In a memorandum to campus partners, Lori Skoff, the UI manager...

Senators listen to a presentation during a UISG meeting on Tuesday October 15th senators discussed legislation and invited speakers to give presentations.

Election Code adaptations hope to rid UI Student Government of former transparency issues

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter December 3, 2019

With a tear in his eye, Teagan Roeder sat among his fellow University of Iowa Student Government senators and characterized the election code of the organization which he fought hard to participate in...

Illustration by A.J. Boulund

Mental-health resources scarce at UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital, researchers say

Alexandra Skores, News Editor December 3, 2019

Some researchers are raising concern for what they say could be a disparity in resources that the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital provides in support of mental-health services for...

Iowa City city councilors meet at City Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The City council heard from community members and discussed various agenda items.

Iowa City City Council urges U.S. Congress to pass Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act

Hannah Rovner, News Reporter December 3, 2019

The Iowa City City Council urged Congress to pass carbon dividend legislation that aims to cut carbon emissions by 40 percent and create 2.1 million jobs. In a resolution passed at the council’s Tuesday...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks in front of the state Board of Regents on Thursday, April 18, 2019.

UI hopes to earn $3 billion over 50 years from utilities public/private partnership

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief December 3, 2019

University of Iowa administrators shared Tuesday that the proceeds placed into a new endowment from a possible public/private partnership for the maintenance of the campus utility system are expected to...