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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

For 16K annually, UI highlights students’ achievements   

Brooke Clayton, [email protected] July 10, 2018
The third-party service offers unlimited access to a database that makes it effortless to share students’ achievements with constituent groups across the country.
Photo Illustration by Roman Slabach

Researchers work to improve safety for texting-distracted pedestrians

Cell phone alerts might be the way to improve pedestrian safety after UI research finds digital warnings increase caution.
A University of Iowa Police Department vehicle is pictured.

UI police open their training on implicit bias to whole community

Julia Poska, [email protected] July 5, 2018
For the first time, members of the public will join the UI Department of Public Safety as officers work to address their biases.
New recycling bins are seen in the UI Office of Sustainability on July 2, 2018. The Public Space Recycling Bin grant from Coca-Cola North America and the Keep America Beautiful foundation provided the office with 500 new recycling bins to be placed around campus.

UI Sustainability Office granted 500 recycling bins from Coke

Julia Poska, [email protected] July 3, 2018
As recipients of a grant from Coca-Cola and Keep America Beautiful, the office will distribute the bins around campus to increase recycling potential.
FILE - The Old Capitol is shown on Monday, July 25, 2016.

UI College of Dentistry will no longer accept new adult Medicaid patients

June 29, 2018

The University of Iowa College of Dentistry will no longer accept new adult Medicaid patients, officials announced this week. New Medicaid patients will continue to be accepted at the UI Hospitals &...

A women's 6-on-6 pamphlet and signed book on display in the Women's Archive at the Main Library, June 27, 2018. The women's 6-on-6 archive is on display all across Iowa this summer. (Paxton Corey/The Daily Iowan)

Remembering when 6-on-6 basketball ruled Iowa

Julia Poska, [email protected] June 28, 2018
Thanks to a traveling exhibit from the Iowa Women’s Archives, 6-on-6 girls’ basketball is gone but not forgotten after 25 years.
The University of Iowa Campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

UI points to Anti-Violence Plan after online sexual misconduct

Gage Miskimen, [email protected] June 27, 2018
Officials believe the UI’s 2018-2021 Anti-Violence Plan will help address issues of sexual misconduct on campus.
UI lecturer issued criminal-trespass warning for taking photos of women working out

UI lecturer issued criminal-trespass warning for taking photos of women working out

June 26, 2018

A University of Iowa lecturer has been issued a criminal-trespass warning by the UI police that includes all campus recreation buildings for reportedly taking pictures of women working out at the UI Campus...

Campus unveils new ‘UI-Guest’ Wi-Fi network to visitors

Campus unveils new ‘UI-Guest’ Wi-Fi network to visitors

Julia Poska, [email protected] June 26, 2018

As of this month, guests on the University of Iowa campus can connect for free to a new Wi-Fi network, “UI-Guest,” which will phase out “attwifi,” the previous guest network. Nicole Dahya, the...

Students in an October 2011 file image react during a science experiment in first grade class at Alexander Science Center School in Los Angeles, learning about three states of matter: gas, liquid, and solid. New education guidelines in Iowa will make science education more analytical rather than focusing on memorization. (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

UI transforming K-12 science education in Iowa

Allison Meyer, [email protected] June 21, 2018

When the state of Iowa developed, then adopted, new science standards in 2015, K-12 earth-science education was meager. Few teachers were certified or endorsed in earth science, and the courses that did...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

Next UI theme semester: “Redesigning Our American Dream”

Brooke Clayton, [email protected] June 21, 2018

In a political moment dominated by a campaign to Make America Great Again, the University of Iowa’s theme semester asks the community to consider what exactly does make America great. For the UI’s...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

Subject of viral tweet no longer enrolled at UI

Gage Miskimen, [email protected] June 20, 2018

Nick Caracci, a former University of Iowa student accused of numerous instances of sexual misconduct, is no longer a student at the UI. UI Public Safety public-information officer Hayley Bruce confirmed...