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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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UI senior Akash Bhalerao poses for a portrait in the Dancer's Garden on Tuesday, May 8. Bhalerao is graduating with degrees in both social entrepreneurship and environmental restoration. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Akash Bhalerao graduates from the UI with experiences to fuel his future

Senior Akash Bhalerao will graduate from the University of Iowa this weekend. Bhalerao has been involved with numerous UI organizations and departments and has become a familiar face on the campus.
VP for Student Life Melissa Shivers speaks in an interview with The Daily Iowan in the IMU on Friday, May 4, 2018. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Shivers embraces Hawkeye life in first year as UI vice president for Student Life

Melissa Shivers, the UI vice president for Student Life, reflects on her first year as a Hawkeye.
The Carver College of Medicine is pictured on April 4, 2018.

The UI is accused of neglecting the death of 244 animals in lab experiments

Aadit Tambe, [email protected] May 8, 2018
An Ohio-based animal-rights nonprofit group has filed a complaint against the UI, claiming at least 244 animals were killed in lab experiments.
George McCrory of the Sustainability program at Iowa places a leaf on one of the branches. Leaves mark a pledge for an indidivual to do their part improving their recycling habit, in the Sustainability Office in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Recylemania is an national competition which encourages universities to promote and take action in recycling. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

UI placed second in the Big Ten in RecycleMania 2018

May 8, 2018

This winter/spring, the University of Iowa has taken part in RecycleMania, a national competition encouraging colleges in the United States and Canada to promote recycling and minimize their waste production....

Michael Simon poses with his invention, the RC Beaver, in his Coralville backyard on May 5, 2018. Simon, a veteran and UI geoscience major, created the Beaver to saw through floating river debris. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

University of Iowa student veteran invents device to clean river debris

Paul Elwell, [email protected] May 8, 2018

Michael Simon, 43, is a University of Iowa undergraduate and Navy veteran. He spent five years serving his country aboard the submarine USS Jimmy Carter. However, his recent endeavors have brought him...

University of Iowa professor sparks conversations on racial issues with research

University of Iowa professor sparks conversations on racial issues with research

After numerous incidents of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti on campus this year, conversations on race issues in the Iowa City and University of Iowa communities have become elevated. For professors...

Students wait in line for breakfast at the Iowa Memorial on Monday, May 7, 2018. "Flippin' into Finals" featured the Pancake Man who frequently tossed pancakes to students in the air. (Sid Peterson/The Daily Iowan)

IMU pulls out all the stops to mitigate student stress for finals week

With finals week bearing down on University of Iowa students, the IMU has stepped up to relieve the pressure with various activities and services. Finals week kicked off Monday morning with a pancake...

Meaghan Harding tapes a letter to the door of Bruce Harreld's home on May 4, 2018. UI's non-tenured faculty—grown to 52% since 2011—advocated for greater job security, fair pay, and benefits. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Nontenure faculty march to the president’s mansion

After failing to meet with University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld at his office last week, nontenured-track faculty decided to try him at home. On a warm and sunny May 4, nontenure-track faculty...

Director Mary Cohen instructs the Oakdale Community Choir at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center on March, 20, 2018. The choir consists of both inmates and outside volunteers. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

College prison program to bring undergrads and inmates together

Inmates and University of Iowa students will learn side by side this fall semester at the Iowa Medical & Classification Center. As a part of the UI’s college in prison program, Liberal Arts Beyond...

Kayla Faust operates the miniSim, one of only two such driving simulators in the world, at the National Advanced Driving Simulator in Coralville, Iowa. Designed to puts farmers on virtual roads and fields, the miniSim uses steering, pedals, shifters, and a seat from an actual tractor to replicate potentially dangerous driving situations. Faust hopes to find changes that need to be made in farming equipment to avoid accidents. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

University of Iowa grad student creates simulation to decrease the number of farming fatalities

UI doctoral student Kayla Faust has developed a simulation to study how farm equipment can be more safely operated to decrease the number of fatalities and injuries.
(Max Faulkner/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

Conceptualizing solutions to the opioid crisis

Following an ‘Opioid Ideas Lab,’ participants came together to learn about the opioid crisis and discuss potential solutions.
Professor Emeritus of the UI Counseling Psychology Program John Westefeld addresses the audience during Suicide: Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention at Biology Building East on May 03, 2018. The lecture covered ways to prevent suicide and how to provide help to suicidal individuals. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Professor emeritus John Westfeld presents on college suicide epidemic

Professor Emeritus John Westefeld delivers a lecture on suicide, covering such topics as prevention, assessment, and other important issues.