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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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UI senior Erica Cole walks on campus on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Cole started a business called No Limbits which creates colorful covers for amputees' prosthetics. Cole says that the covers have shifted the conversations she experiences about her prosthetic.

UI student creates prosthetic limb covers

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter January 18, 2019

University of Iowa senior Erica Cole has managed to turn a tragedy into a triumph — and an exciting new business venture. Cole lost a leg in a car accident in May 2018, and she began using a prosthetic...

Catlett Dining Hall as seen on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017.

Safe for now: Campus dining halls keep a close watch on food after FDA lapse in funding

Josie Fischels, News Reporter January 17, 2019

As the government shutdown continues, University of Iowa Housing & Dining is keeping an eye on the food it serves in the residence halls that may be at risk while the Food and Drug Administration continues...

Photo illustration by Grace Colton

Iowa City, UI track growing inventory of trees

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter January 17, 2019

Iowa City and the University of Iowa have developed online databases to better track the trees that grow in city and on campus. In the past week and a half, Iowa City Parks & Recreation opened the...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI’s Institute for Vision Research receives $5 million gift for blinding eye disease

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter January 17, 2019

The University of Iowa Institute for Vision Research recently received a $5-million gift from Alice and John Butler to establish the Alice L. and John E. Butler Vision Research Fund, which will go toward...

UI Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers speaks at the Chief Diversity Office’s 2019 Update on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the IMU on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.

Shivers: UI focused on supporting underrepresented populations

Mastura Ibnat, News Reporter January 16, 2019

The University of Iowa is continuing to focus on improving the campus climate to support historically marginalized populations on campus, UI Interim Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President for Student...

Cedar Rapids man arrested in connection with multiple sexual assaults

January 16, 2019

The University of Iowa Police Department and the Iowa City Police Department have arrested a man in connection with multiple sexual assaults in the Iowa City area. This arrest is a result of a joint...

New social work scholarship named after 67-year-old recent UI graduate

New social work scholarship named after 67-year-old recent UI graduate

Josie Fischels, News Reporter January 16, 2019

A new scholarship available for students in the School of Social Work is in the fundraising stage of development following the graduation of 67-year-old Bernadine Franks. Franks accepted her diploma from...

Eco friendly lighting fixtures are seen at the University of Iowa's Main Library on Thursday, December 13, 2018.

UI Facilities Management continues effort for energy-efficient lighting on campus

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter January 15, 2019

As part of efforts to have a more sustainable campus, the University of Iowa Facilities Management has worked to install high-efficiency LED light fixtures in buildings being constructed, as well as in...

UI President J. Bruce Harreld speaks in an interview with The Daily Iowan after the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, Nov. 15, 2018.

LinkedIn scam account impersonates UI President Bruce Harreld

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor January 15, 2019

The University of Iowa president requesting to connect with an Iowa State University graduate on LinkedIn — it just didn’t add up. An account impersonated UI President Bruce Harreld on the networking...

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

UI Museum of Art celebrates 50th anniversary

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter January 14, 2019

As the UI Museum of Art celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2019, employees and friends of the museum look back at its history and forward to the construction of a new facility to house the museum. The...

Maura Pilcher, Grant Wood Art Colony Director, poses for a portrait in the Visual Arts Building on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.

UI introduces new public art residency

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter January 14, 2019

The Grant Wood Art Colony has created a new residency at the University of Iowa focused on public art in community spaces. The residency is open to graduate and undergraduate students and will take place...

UI grads invent first autonomous training device for football receivers

UI grads invent first autonomous training device for football receivers

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter January 14, 2019

Nate Pierotti was a third-year engineering student at the University of Iowa when he told friends Connor Early and Sawyer Theisen about an idea to revolutionize the sport of football around the country....