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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

The Daily Iowan

Spectators and players do the Hawkeye Wave during a football game between Iowa and Nebraska at Kinnick Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020.

UI athletics department reports one positive COVID-19 test out of 696 tests conducted

Robert Read, Pregame Editor December 14, 2020

The University of Iowa athletics department conducted 696 COVID-19 PCR tests for the week of Dec. 7-13 and received one positive test and 695 negative tests. As part of Iowa’s return to campus...

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

University of Iowa updates quarantine protocols

Claire Benson, News Reporter December 14, 2020

With the last week of the fall semester underway, the University of Iowa updated quarantine guidelines  for asymptomatic close contacts of people with COVID-19 infections.  The guidelines, based...

Q&A | President Harreld talks presidential search, DEI initiatives, and the spring semester

Q&A | President Harreld talks presidential search, DEI initiatives, and the spring semester

DI staff December 13, 2020

The Daily Iowan: So where are you Zooming from here today? President J. Bruce Harreld: I’m in Colorado right now.  DI: I know at the beginning of the semester, some people on social media...

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

University of Iowa reports positive COVID-19 cases

Grace Hamilton, News Reporter December 11, 2020

The University of Iowa reported 19 new self-reported positive cases of COVID-19 on campus since Dec. 9.  Students represented 16 of the newly reported cases, bringing the semester total to 2,782...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

UI Hospitals and Clinics administering antibody treatments to COVID-19 patients, reducing hospitalizations

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter December 9, 2020

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics hopes to use an experimental treatment for patients who test positive for COVID-19, the Regeneron monoclonal antibody. This may prevent future hospitalizations...

UI Hospitals and Clinics CEO Suresh Gunasekaran sits at the University Main Hospital on Dec. 3, 2018.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics expecting to vaccinate employees next week, pending FDA approval

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor December 9, 2020

Frontline workers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics may receive the first round of coronavirus vaccinations next week, once approved by the Food and Drug Administration. UIHC leaders...

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

UI reports 19 new positive cases of COVID-19, zero residence hall students in quarantine

Claire Benson, News Reporter December 9, 2020

In an email sent to the campus community, the University of Iowa reported that as of Dec. 7, there have been 19 new self-reported positive cases of COVID-19.  There have been 16 new cases among...

Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol on Jan. 14.

Gov. Kim Reynolds encourages schools to transition completely to in-person instruction

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor December 9, 2020

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds encouraged public schools to transition to in-person instruction beyond the 50 percent minimum established by the state Legislature during a press conference on Wednesday, Reynolds...

UI Quick Care, University Capitol Center, 201 S Clinton St. Testing entrance as seen on Monday Nov. 30, 2020.

University of Iowa plans to implement asymptomatic COVID-19 screening

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter December 8, 2020

University of Iowa Assistant Professor of Biostatistics Dan Sewell and Professor of Internal Medicine and Pathology Dan Diekema said the UI plans to expand surveillance testing and screening at the...

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) Liz Highland twists the lid on a sippy cup at her home on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Highland works two twelve-hour shifts at the ILI Clinic per week and helps with telemedicine and administrative tasks throughout the week, adding up to 45 hours in a regular work week. On nights when she arrives home after her husband Corey and 18-month-old daughter Loah have gone to bed, Highland usually takes a shower, eats dinner, and does dishes, laundry, or other household tasks in a quiet house before bed. “It’s kind of sad to me, but [Corey] is a student also, so a lot of times even when I do come home we don’t have a lot of time to sit and chit-chat ‘cause he’s doing homework or like today he got up at 4:30, he’s got to get up at 4:30 again.” Highland said, adding that it works for childcare but she and her husband never see each other.

From the COVID-19 unit: what Iowa health care workers want you to know

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter December 8, 2020

Kirstin Brainard called a patient’s loved ones to deliver the news that no one wants to hear. A medical intensive-care unit nurse at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for a decade, Brainard...

Action is underway during a football game between Iowa and Nebraska at Kinnick Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020.

UI athletics department reports seven positive COVID-19 tests out of 601 tests conducted

Robert Read, Pregame Editor December 7, 2020

The University of Iowa athletics department conducted 601 COVID-19 PCR tests for the week of Nov. 30 - Dec. 6 and received seven positive tests and 594 negative tests. As part of Iowa’s return...

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

UI reports 22 new COVID-19 cases, UI experts appointed to advisory council

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter December 7, 2020

The University of Iowa is reporting new COVID-19 cases on campus. Since Dec. 4, there have been 22 new positive coronavirus cases in the UI community. In a campus-wide update sent on Monday, 16...