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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building is seen on April 17, 2018. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

UI researchers seek to better understand the bipolar disorder

Aadit Tambe, [email protected] April 18, 2018
UI researchers conduct a study on the link between bipolar disorder and brain metabolism.
The Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building is seen on April 17, 2018. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Richard Gibson, retired 40-year UI faculty member, dies

April 18, 2018

Former University of Iowa administrator Richard Gibson, 82, died Monday at Brown Deer Place in Coralville after a battle with Alzheimer’s, according to an obituary from Lensing Funeral & Cremation...

International students offer different perspectives in pursuit of Ph.D

International students offer different perspectives in pursuit of Ph.D

Paul Elwell, [email protected] April 18, 2018
International student Sonny Ho pursues Ph.D. in counseling psychology at the University of Iowa.
Council members listen to a representative of the zoning commission during a city council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

City Council mulls historic building designations

Maria Kuiper, [email protected] April 18, 2018
At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, councilors and community members locked horns about the historical designation of numerous buildings.
Former NASA Chief Scientist, Dr. Ellen Stofan, poses for a portrait while overlooking the Ped Mall on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Dr. Stofan will be speaking on Tuesday night at the Englert Theater about space exploration and climate change. She has also been named as the director of the Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. (James Year/ The Daily Iowan)

Former NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan lectures on climate change

Charles Peckman, [email protected] April 18, 2018
Although Ellen Stofan, the former chief scientist of NASA, has spent most of her career looking at the stars, she says it is time to look at the effect climate change has on Earth.
UI psychiatry professor Peggy Nopoulos speaks in MERF on Monday, April 16, 2018. Nopoulos' TED Talk is titled Ability and Liability: Human Brain Evolution and Degenerative Brain Disease. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UI neuroscience researchers share new treatments, unexpected discoveries at faculty TED talks

Emma Sailor, [email protected] April 16, 2018
UI neuroscience researchers present discoveries from treating symptoms of Parkinson’s to new information on Huntington’s disease.
Students discuss environmental justice at the University of Iowa Environmental Coalition's Pipeline Poetry event on Sunday, April 15th. The event interwined environmental ideas with art: including poetry, music, prose, and videos. (Sid Peterson/The Daily Iowan)

UI Environmental Coalition hosts Pipeline Poetry

UI students gathered for an event on Sunday night that covered environmental sustainability. The UI Environmental Coalition hosted the event, which featured spoken work, videos, and an intimate discussion.
Panelists address the impact of Black Panther within the African-American community during the Wakanda to Hollywood panel at the Iowa City Public Library on April 15, 2018. The panel discussed the importance of the Black Panther film and how it related to other superhero movies. (Ashol Aguek/The Daily Iowan)

Panel talks Black Panther and diversity in Hollywood

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] April 15, 2018
Panelists gathered in the Iowa City Public Library to discuss Black Panther and representation in Hollywood.
Regent Larry McKibben speaks during a state Board of Regents meeting in the IMU main lounge on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. The regents provided a summary of the state's funding situation and discussed future steps they would take to make a predictable tuition plan. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Increasing campus housing costs at Iowa regent universities adds to rising cost of attendance

Emily Wangen, [email protected] April 15, 2018
A hike in residence hall rates adds to the increasing cost of attendance at Iowa’s universities.
Participants plunge into Coralville Lake during the Iowa City Polar Plunge on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Each participant raised $75 to plunge in the 40-degree weather. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Special Olympics Iowa challenges Iowa City to take the plunge

IC community dives into the Coalville Reservoir for Special Olympics. Volunteers raised money for the organization by plunging into the cold water.
A participant dances at the 24th Annual University of Iowa Powwow and Round Dance on Saturday, April 14, 2018. The Powwow, hosted by the Native American Student Association, celebrated American-Indian traditions of song and dance. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

24th annual UI Powwow and first Native student visit day work to support recruitment and retention

Elianna Novitch, [email protected] April 15, 2018
The 24th UI Powwow coincided with the first-ever Native Student Visiting Day.
The Iowa Memorial Union glows in the evening Monday, Oct. 9th 2017.

DITV: Taste of Asia takes over Iowa Memorial Union

April 15, 2018
Taste of Asia takes over Iowa Memorial Union