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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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UI spent hundreds of thousands to upgrade Zoom, other online learning software

Sabine Martin, News Reporter October 13, 2020

The shift to primarily online courses has added extra expenses for the University of Iowa, as it works to upgrade software and provide online-learning tools for students tuning in from home. In...

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Acknowledging the homelands of tribal nations where the University of Iowa resides

Natalie Dunlap, News Reporter October 11, 2020

Many professors chose to read an acknowledgment of land and sovereignty aloud at the start of the fall semester, or inserted it into their syllabus, with names of the tribal nations that were originally...

Emily Manders holds up a University of Iowa Environmental Coalition sign in the University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment at Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA on Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020. Manders, co-president of the UI Environmental Coalition, believes the Climate Change Clock ignores lower income communities and people of color who have already seen or felt the impact of climate change.

UI environmental groups react to Climate Change Clock

Sabine Martin, News Reporter October 8, 2020

University of Iowa and state environmental groups say that 2020 and beyond must be a decade of action before Iowa’s climate-change clock runs out. A public art piece in Manhattan, New York, echoes...

University of Iowa associate professor from the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, Eric Tate, speaks during the tenth annual Iowa Climate Statement over Zoom and Facebook Live on Oct. 7.

Climate activists react with skepticism to annual climate statement

Clinton Garlock, News Reporter October 7, 2020

The University of Iowa’s Center for Global and Environmental Research’s annual Iowa Climate Statement, a briefing signed by 230 climate scientists and educators on the current state of climate...

The Womens Resource and Action Center is seen Tuesday, October 6, 2020.

UI Women’s Resource and Action Center continues through COVID-19

Caitlin Crome, News Reporter October 7, 2020

Known for its education and advocacy work on campus, the University of Iowa’s Women’s Resource and Action Center is empowering individuals and fighting oppression this year via Instagram live and...

The University of Iowa Public Policy Building is seen on Wednesday, October 7th, 2020.

UI introduces new Master of Public Affairs Program

Morgan Ungs, News Reporter October 7, 2020

This fall, the University of Iowa reintroduced a Masters of Public Affairs interdisciplinary program, the only one of its kind in the state of Iowa. The program, which admitted nine students this...

The home screen of the Hickory Hill Hunt app displays its different elements. Designed by University of Iowa PhD Student Rachel Larson, the app is intended to help its users learn about wildlife. (Contributed)

UI graduate students create apps to connect kids with science

Morgan Ungs, News Reporter October 7, 2020

Interactive wildlife apps and board games developed by University of Iowa doctoral students are connecting children and adults to information about nature as the pandemic curtails in-person wildlife...

University of Iowa Professor of Linguistics, Mercedes Nino-Murcia poses for a portrait in front of the University Library on Tuesday, October 6th, 2020.

COVID-19 imposes challenges on University of Iowa language courses

Sabine Martin, News Reporter October 6, 2020

At the University of Iowa, language professors believe that seeing a language being spoken is almost as important as hearing it. Whether the courses are being taught in hybrid or online formats, COVID-19...

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Earbud usage could cause issues for students

Claire Benson, News Reporter October 5, 2020

Now that more than 70 percent of University of Iowa courses have switched to a hybrid or virtual format, many students are experiencing pain and various medical conditions related to the constant need...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

University of Iowa will halt diversity, equity, and inclusion training after White House Executive Order

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor October 5, 2020

The University of Iowa will temporarily halt diversity, equity, and inclusion training provided by federal contractors and federal grantees after evaluating a White House Executive Order that aims...

Iowa Hawk Shop bags sit on the counter of the store in the Iowa Memorial Union on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2017. The Hawk Shop wants to reusable bags in the store.

University of Iowa to explore private partnership to manage Iowa Hawk Shop

Caitlin Crome, News Reporter October 5, 2020

The University of Iowa of Iowa is exploring a potential partnership with a private company to manage its Iowa Hawk Shop and University Bookstore – a move many other Big 10 universities have taken ...

Entrance to the University of Iowas Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences at 103 South Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA on Friday, Oct. 2nd, 2020. A one million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation was rewarded to a University of Iowa collaboration between engineering and medical students and faculty to work on advancing medical AI.

UI group wins $1 million to work on medical artificial intelligence

Morgan Ungs, News Reporter October 5, 2020

As Computers and Artificial Intelligence (AI) play a key role in improving medical fields, experts in medical and engineering research at the University of Iowa are merging disciplines to work towards...

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