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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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UI professor develops a Siri for flood information

UI professor develops a Siri for flood information

November 29, 2017

A UI professor works to create more accessible information about flood and rainfall levels to better prepare for natural disasters. By Sarah Watson [email protected] “OK, Google, let me talk...

Blue recycling bins are seen inside the Seamans Center on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. Seamans is in the process of undergoing a new recycling program to encourage students to recycle more recyclable products. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Seamans’ new program to recycle packaging material

November 29, 2017

A new recycling program focused on finding a solution for recycling packing materials has kicked off at the Seamans Center just in time for the holidays. The pilot program has been brought to campus by...

Opportunity is key in space presentation

Opportunity is key in space presentation

Andy Mitchell, [email protected] November 29, 2017

A former NASA flight director wants students to reach for the stars. The Iowa Space Grant Consortium brought a special guest speaker to Iowa City Tuesday morning to discuss opportunities for students...

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UI Greek community to test out new pilot program for alcohol at events

November 28, 2017

While an alcohol ban remains in effect for greek events, a pilot program  will try out a run-through with alcohol. By Emily Wangen [email protected]  A new pilot program will be tested this...

FILE - Students converse during the UISG Asian American Discussion Circle at the Asian Pacific American Cultural Center on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. The event served as an outlet for Asian UI students to explore identity and express issues related to Asian students. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Asian Pacific American Cultural Center celebrates first dedicated week

Sarah Watson, [email protected] November 28, 2017

A discussion about language and identity kicked off the first-ever Asian Pacific American Cultural Center week at the house Monday night. “Today, we talked about the way people have to change their...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, answers questions at a Town Hall meeting in the Iowa Memorial Union on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. The crowd was filled with energetic and concerned voters from all political affiliations.  (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

UI United Nations Association writes to congressional representatives

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] November 28, 2017

Some constituents have had enough. The University of Iowa chapter of the Iowa U.N. Association is striving to get its voice heard in Congress. The association held its first letter campaign on Monday...

Contractors work in front of Seashore Hall as part of the preparations for its demolition on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. Seashore Hall will be demolished in December 2017 to allow for the expansion of the Spence Laboratories of Psychology. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Partial demolition of Seashore Hall taking place this winter

November 28, 2017

By Madison Purvis [email protected] The University of Iowa plans to partially tear down long-standing Seashore Hall during winter break. On April 21, the state Board of Regents approved the...

Patients check into the Holden Center on Aug. 25, 2016.

The Donald D. Dorfman Research Award doubles for 2017

November 27, 2017

Two Iowa researchers are honored for their outstanding work in the area of leukemia research. By Madison Purvis [email protected]  Two heads are better than one, especially in cancer research. Earlier...

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Kid Captain lives with help from ‘Kidney Grandma’

Marissa Payne, [email protected] November 24, 2017

Kidney failure is no problem Landon Wilkerson’s “Kidney Grandma” couldn’t solve. After he was born, doctors thought Landon, this week’s honorary Kid Captain, wouldn’t make it a year without...

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UI conducts clinical study on drug for Parkinson’s patients

Madison Lotenschtein, [email protected] November 22, 2017

Leukemia and Parkinson’s disease, like most diseases, ravage the body of all it was capable of doing. The two diseases were never known to be closely correlated until Nilotinib, a drug used to treat...

NoName performs during the Telefone Tour on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union. Telefone is NoName's debut mixtape, released on July 31, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Hip-hop icons discussed at Afro House

Sarah Watson, [email protected] November 17, 2017

Voices of the queens of hip-hop echoed throughout the Afro-American Culture Center Thursday night as a group gathered to discuss the role of African-American women in the genre. The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity...

Crowds gather to observe the first four arriving solar cars from, left to right, Iowa State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Michigan and Polytechnique Montreal during the American Solar Challenge on Monday, July 28, 2014. The solar car race ended at the University of Minnesota's East Bank campus in Minneapolis, Minn., with the University of Michigan taking first place. (Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT)

ISU’s old solar car hits road to help UI’s ASME team

Sam Hookom, [email protected] November 17, 2017

The University of Iowa's American Society of Mechanical Engineers received a new solar car from an unexpected source and rival – Iowa State. The team, which revamped itself this past spring and...