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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

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University of Iowa Associate Professor of Neurology Nandakumar Narayanan poses for a portrait. (Contributed)

New Iowa Center for Neurodegeneration aims to unite researchers against neurodegenerative diseases

Anthony Neri, News Reporter November 16, 2021

Researchers from the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine are already congregating on the fifth floor of the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building as members of the...

Mazahir Salih poses for a portrait in her office at the Center for Worker Justice in Iowa City Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.

Women in Leadership course uplifts female leaders worldwide

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter November 16, 2021

A majority of respondents to a survey by the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society said that women have less access to leadership positions and equal salary levels, though they may have the...

The new CoWork Commons is a remote working center as shown in the University Capitol Center in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. The Commons are available to all University of Iowa staff and faculty between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and within ITS Office of Teaching Learning, and Technology.

University opens CoWork Commons for faculty, staff to work remotely

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter November 15, 2021

While the University of Iowa is not allowing most faculty to work remote, some units such as University Human Resources are providing spaces for faculty and staff to use on a need-only basis as the...

Contributed.

UI research finds employees less likely to work with politically-opposed companies

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter November 15, 2021

Prospective employees are much less likely to apply to work at businesses with public political views in opposition to their own, according to research co-authored by a professor from the University...

Contributed.

Carver College of Medicine Latinx Faculty Council works to improve representation

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter November 14, 2021

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine recently established the Latinx Faculty Council to bring together faculty members to serve the broader Latinx and Hispanic community and improve representation...

The International Programs office located in the University Capitol Centre in Iowa City on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. International Programs is opening the University of Iowa Passport Office within the same space.

University of Iowa International Programs adds passport station

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter November 14, 2021

Students can now renew or apply for passports on campus. The University of Iowa International Programs will open a passport station for students and the surrounding community, joining the list of...

Members of the Iowa Air Force ROTC talk at a showing of the F-35A Lightning II fighter aircrafts at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Nov. 12, 2021. Four of these aircrafts will flyover Kinnick Stadium during the No. 19 Iowa and Minnesota football game on Nov. 13, 2021. Two of the pilots are University of Iowa alumni, 388th Fighter Wing commander Col. Craig Andrle is one and the other is 388th Operations Group deputy commander Lt. Col. Nicholas Edwards.

UI alumni to fly fighters over Kinnick for Military Appreciation

Rachel Schilke, Senior Print Editor November 12, 2021

As fans and players from both Iowa and Minnesota listen to the National Anthem play, four fighter aircrafts will fly over the stadium on Saturday to honor U.S. veterans. Flying two of the aircrafts...

Photo illustration by Grace Kreber.

UI students, staff work to accommodate absences as non-COVID-19 illnesses tick up on campus

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 11, 2021

The University of Iowa Student Health center is seeing a rise in non-COVID-19 respiratory illnesses as the winter approaches, but it is reporting low numbers of influenza at this point in the season. Lisa...

The first Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award recipient Staff Sergeant Dr. Maria Guadalupe Bruno of the U.S. Air Force and Illinois National Guard. The annual Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award was given to five recipients on Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2021, in the Iowa Memorial Union main lounge at 5 p.m.

Five UI alumni and veterans recognized at the Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Awards

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 11, 2021

Five veterans with a University of Iowa connection were recognized on Thursday during the Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Awards ceremony. “The recipients of the award were selected by the committee...

Board of Regents Office member Mark Braun, President Michael Richards, and President Pro Tem Sherry Bates listen to a speaker during the state of Iowa Board of Regents meeting in Reiman Ballroom at the Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.

Regents ask UI employees to voluntarily confirm vaccination status, exemptions

Sam Knupp, News Reporter November 10, 2021

State Board of Regents President Mike Richards is asking University of Iowa employees to voluntarily submit their documentation of COVID-19 vaccine status to the university.  Richards wrote in...

A protester outlines another protester at a protest against pesticides held by the University of Iowa Environmental Coalition at the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

University of Iowa Environmental Coalition protests UI’s use of pesticides

Sam Knupp, News Reporter November 10, 2021

The University of Iowa Environmental Coalition held a protest against the UI’s use of pesticides on the pentacrest on Tuesday Nov. 9. A gathering of between 20 and 30 demonstrators held up signs,...

Regan Smock, president of Undergraduate Student Government, addresses Senators during the Undergraduate Student Government meeting at the Iowa Memorial Union on Sept. 7 2021.

USG allocates thousands to Student Video Productions for outdated equipment

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter November 10, 2021

More than $25,000 was allocated by the University of Iowa’s Undergraduate Student Government to Student Video Productions for upgrading equipment and facilities repairs. The funding totals $26,881.46...

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