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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

The Daily Iowan

UI senior Jack Feng reflects on time at the UI, public-health experience

UI senior Jack Feng reflects on time at the UI, public-health experience

Charles Peckman, News Reporter May 8, 2019

Although Lanzhou, China, is about as far away from Iowa City as a person can travel — 6,975 miles, to be exact — that distance did not stop graduating senior Zhiting “Jack” Feng from traveling...

University of Iowa research student Mahmoud Ali poses for a portrait in the Medical Education Research Facility on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Mahmoud and his team discovered a link between sleep apnea and myeloma, a deadly blood cancer.

Study finds correlation between sleep apnea, multiple myeloma

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter May 8, 2019

Research conducted at the University of Iowa linking sleep apnea and multiple myeloma could lead to potential treatment and prevention for patients at risk of the deadly cancer. Studies conducted on mice...

Christopher Merrill, the director of the International Writing Program, makes a phone call at his desk on April 12. Merrill’s career began with covering the 1990 Fifa World Cup in Italy, and he has visited more than 100 countries.

International Writing Program director reflects on worldwide career

Charlie Peckman, News Reporter May 7, 2019

With stacks of documents, books, volumes of poetry, and atlases, the organized chaos of Christopher Merrill’s office on the second floor of the Shambaugh House holds almost as many stories as the man...

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UI researchers find connection between not eating breakfast and increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter May 7, 2019

The saying “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” has been given a new meaning after researchers in the University of Iowa College of Public Health found a connection between not eating...

Litter on the Pentacrest is seen on Tuesday, May 7. (Courtesy of UI Pentacrest Museums.)

Pentacrest Museums offers free confetti Photoshop in exchange for not littering

Charles Peckman, News reporter May 7, 2019

As thousands of Hawkeyes prepare to receive their diplomas and bid adieu to the University of Iowa, a must-visit place for senior photos is the Pentacrest. But as a flurry of caps and gowns (along...

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UI addresses low response rates of course evaluations

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter May 7, 2019

It’s that time of the year when students repeatedly receive emails reminding them to fill out their ACE Course Evaluations, which allow them the opportunity to respond to the professors, TAs, and other...

University of Iowa students Audrey Wood, Kenzie Busch, Jordyn Meyer, Paige Kehrli, and Samantha Reed pose for a group photo next to a presentation used for the birth to five course in the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Clinic on Monday, May 6, 2019.

First words to full sentences: the UI’s top ranked communication program

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter May 6, 2019

The University of Iowa Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is ranked as one of the top programs in the country consistently by US News & World Reports. And its success lies in the hands-on...

University of Iowa Theater Professor Alan MacVay poses for a portrait  in the Theater Building on Monday, May 6, 2019.

UI Theater Building’s Theater B renamed after department Chair Alan MacVey

Andy Mitchell, News Reporter May 6, 2019

The University of Iowa Theater Building’s Theater B has been renamed after Professor Alan MacVey, who will step down as the chair of the Theater Department after 28 years. On April 17, MacVey was called...

The Stanley Museum of Art sign is seen outside of the IMU on Monday, January 14, 2019.

Innovator in music, arts, engineering: UI alumnus Jason Snell

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter May 6, 2019

While dancers perform, music is produced based on their movements. A meditation headband analyzes brain frequencies to create sound. These are some of the inventions of University of Iowa graduate Jason...

Space physicist David Miles is seen with a furnace that melts metal that is part of an important magnetic field instrument on Friday, May 3, 2019. The fluxgate magnetometer is used for measuring low-frequency magnetic fields during space missions.

Instrument-producing furnace furthers the development of magnetic field and space exploration

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter May 6, 2019

Van Allen Hall is home to advancements in science and space exploration that have changed the field of physics and astronomy in major ways. Recent developments of an instrument-producing furnace by University...

The Capitol building in Des Moines is pictured on April 29, 2018.

Stun gun bill would overturn University of Iowa weapons policy

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter May 6, 2019

A bill in the Iowa Legislature would conflict with a University of Iowa policy that bans stun guns on campus. The bill in question, Senate File 188, passed in both chambers of the Legislature in April,...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld sits down for an interview with the Daily Iowan in the Adler Journalism Building on May 2, 2019.

Bruce Harreld wants to be UI president after contract expires

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor May 6, 2019

The University of Iowa community may keep current President Bruce Harreld beyond the five years stipulated in his contract — if Harreld has his way and the state Board of Regents asks him to continue...