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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

Dancers wait before the start of Dace Marathon 25 on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019.

UIDM 25 is underway at the IMU

Kate Pixley, News Reporter February 1, 2019

With over 2,800 dancers, 300 leaders, 950 families, and 600 volunteers, the 25th University of Iowa Dance Marathon has officially kicked off. Charlie Ellis, the executive director of Dance Marathon,...

The Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences is seen on Tuesday, January 29, 2019.

Engineer Your World takes aim at STEM involvement

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter January 31, 2019

The University of Iowa College of Engineering recently announced a partnership with Engineer Your World, a program designed to help high-school students interpret the engineering world and become more...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI professor develops app to help the visually impaired with help from Microsoft

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter January 31, 2019

A University of Iowa assistant professor of computer science is developing a phone application to help visually impaired people walk around a track. Kyle Rector said the app uses camera sensors to tell...

The Old Capitol is shown on Monday, July 25, 2016.

No ‘inequitable treatment’ of UI Athletics employees, report says

Marissa Payne, Managing Editor January 31, 2019

An external review of University of Iowa Athletics’ employment practices — ordered after the UI paid $6.5 million to settle discrimination lawsuits — reports finding no “inequitable treatment of...

A student crosses a crosswalk on Jefferson street on Wednesday Jan. 30, 2018.

Photos: Polar gales hit Iowa City

Nick Rohlman January 30, 2019

The University of Iowa canceled classes Jan. 30 for the first time in eight years, and many businesses remained closed. Wind-chill temperatures plunged below minus-50 degrees as a wave of frigid air referred...

A lone pedestrian braves the cold on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway on Wednesday.

Cold temperatures lead to quadruple NiteRide use, slight increase in ER visits

Katelyn Weisbrod, Managing Editor January 30, 2019

Under a cloudless sky, the University of Iowa campus was desolate, devoid of the thousands of students who would normally be crossing the Pentacrest at any given moment on a Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures...

Krystal Parker poses for a portrait in the Iowa City Public Library on Friday, January 25 2019. Parker recently received a 2.1 million dollar grant for her research on the cerebellum.

Assistant professor earns $2.1 million to continue research on the cerebellum

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter January 30, 2019

The medical community has believed the job of the cerebellum, located in the base of the skull, was mostly for motor function. University of Iowa Assistant Professor of psychiatry Krystal Parker has spent...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI Pharmacy College creates social hour

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter January 30, 2019

The College of Pharmacy recently announced its latest initiative, “Intercultural Social Hour,” designed to improve conversation among students coming from various diverse backgrounds. According...

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics building is seen from the west on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. A $1.3 million grant now helps UI practicum students to provide counseling services in rural areas across Iowa for the next four years. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

UIHC opens Blood & Marrow Transplant unit focused on patients

Annie Fitzpatrick, News Reporter January 30, 2019

A new stem-cell transplant and cellular-therapies unit has begun research and treatment at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as part of the Blood & Marrow Transplant Program. The unit prioritizes...

Police take down caution tape in the alleyway behind Halsey Hall on the UI campus, where Gerald Belz was found unresponsive early Wednesday morning.

UI student dies overnight, cause of death believed to be weather-related

Gage Miskimen, Editor in Chief January 30, 2019

A University of Iowa student died on Wednesday after being found outside on campus by police. According to UI police, on Wednesday at approximately 2:48 a.m., officers discovered UI student Gerald Belz...

Charles Brenner poses for a portrait in his lab on Jan. 28, 2019.

UI researchers find benefits of dietary supplement in nursing mice

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter January 28, 2019

Researchers at the UI have recently discovered the benefits of nicotinamide riboside in nursing mice and their offspring, and they hope for similar outcomes in nursing human mothers. Fifteen years...

The Pappajohn Business Building is seen on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.

Tippie offers undergraduate to graduate transition program

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter January 28, 2019

Traditionally, for University of Iowa students to achieve masters degrees in business analytics or finance, graduates must take three semesters worth of classes in addition to working a summer internship. Now,...