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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

Students find ways to cope and support families after Hurricane Ian

Students find ways to cope and support families after Hurricane Ian

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter October 9, 2022

Following the devastation of Hurricane Ian, University of Iowa students from Florida have been dealing with the aftermath by supporting their families from afar. Hurricane Ian touched down in Florida...

The first day of the fundraising event is held at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreational Complex, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

UI student takes love for tennis to raise money for stroke awareness

Sofia Mamakos, News Reporter October 9, 2022

University of Iowa students and Iowa City residents hit groundstrokes in the event to raise money for “Groundstrokes for Strokes” from Oct. 7-9. Second-year UI medical student Chirayu Shukla...

Taylor Thomas, a UI graduate student, works in a lab as apart of the research, led by SPARK and Columbia University that discovered 60 new genes related to autism.

UI researchers help discover 60 new genes linked to autism

Emily Nyberg, News Reporter October 5, 2022

University of Iowa researchers recently contributed to a study published on Aug. 18, in Nature Genetics that discovered 60 new genes associated with the autism spectrum.  Of the genes identified in...

A tow truck pulls a freight after a semi-truck got stuck on the Iowa Avenue bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.

Iowa City police respond to cargo truck stuck on Iowa Avenue Bridge

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter October 5, 2022

A Saia LTL Freight truck got stuck on the Iowa Avenue Bridge on Wednesday while crossing the bridge in Iowa City.  The truck was perpendicular to the bridge at around 1 p.m. after the driver realized...

Students meet during an Undergraduate Student Government meeting in the Black Box Theatre of the Iowa Memorial Union on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

USG approves student fee hike to help finance Iowa Memorial Union renovations

Archie Wagner, News Reporter October 4, 2022

The University of Iowa’s Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution on Tuesday to increase the student fee from $200 to $240 per student over an academic year to advance renovations in...

Senators sit in at an Undergraduate Student Government Meeting in the Black Box Theater in the IMU on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.

USG passes resolution supporting UI sexual, reproductive health care access

Archie Wagner, News Reporter October 4, 2022

The University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution on Sept. 27 supporting sexual and reproductive health care accessibility following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which...

The Iowa City Marketplace is one of the areas that is a target for the energy efficiency grant. The Iowa City Marketplace is seen in Iowa City on March 2 2021.

Iowa City Marketplace sold for $14.3 million

Emily Nyberg, News Reporter October 4, 2022

A Tennessee-based retail and development company Brookwood Capital Advisors announced its purchase of the Iowa City Marketplace  for nearly $14.3 million. The 237,000-square-foot marketplace, formerly...

Isabelle Ireland does homework by the Old Capitol steps Sept. 29, 2022.

UI student beats cancer, enjoys remission as a Hawkeye

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter October 2, 2022

After eight months of cancer treatment at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Isabelle Ireland returned to Iowa City — this time as a student in remission. Days before her...

UI lecturer selected as member for IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee

UI lecturer selected as member for IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee

Grace Katzer, News Reporter October 2, 2022

A University of Iowa Tippie College of Business lecturer was recently selected to serve on the IRS’s Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee. Robert Gettemy will be one of eight new members...

Professor Mary Charlton poses in a lab at the State Health Registry of Iowa in Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.

UI researchers to investigate a potential cancer cluster in Hudson School Community District

Emily Nyberg, News Reporter October 2, 2022

Diane Anderson, a retired teacher from Hudson Community School District in Hudson, Iowa, received a breast cancer diagnosis in 2020. She is one of more than a dozen teachers from the district who...

Poster put up by the University of Iowa COGS at North Hall in Iowa City is seen on Sept. 29, 2022.

COGS union demands higher wages for graduate student workers

Grace Katzer, News Reporter September 29, 2022

The University of Iowa Campaign to Organize Graduate Students is demanding higher raises for graduate student workers as they approach a recertification vote within the union and wage negotiation with...

Burge Residence hall in Iowa City Iowa on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.

UI students worry about high costs of living, tuition increases

Grace Katzer, News Reporter September 27, 2022

The reality of rising costs and debt is all too familiar for University of Iowa fourth-year student Jarod Valencia-Cheng, who has paid out-of-state tuition ever since they moved from Maryland to Iowa...

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