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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

David Barker, a regent, speaks at the Iowa Board of Regents meeting hosted at the University of Northern Iowa on Sept. 15, 2022.

State Board of Regents approves Iowa football locker room, gymnastics and cheer facilities projects

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor September 28, 2023

The state Board of Regents approved the design, project description, and budgeting to renovate the locker room at the Stew and LeNore Hansen Football Performance Center at their Thursday meeting. The...

A construction worker looks during a construction tour of the University of Iowa Health Care North Liberty Hospital in North Liberty, Iowa on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

UIHC North Liberty hospital construction halfway complete

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor September 27, 2023

With construction a little over halfway done, the state Board of Regents visited the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics new hospital in North Liberty on Wednesday. The tour comes a little...

A group marches into the Levitt Center for Advancement during the COGS protest on Wednesday, Sept. 27 2023. The group came with demands of making education accessible and wages competitive. The meeting adjourned once COGS protesters marched in chanting.

State Board of Regents end meeting early because of UI COGS protest for higher wages

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter September 27, 2023

The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students chanted “Education is a right, not just for the rich and white” as they entered the state Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday to demand a wage increase. The...

State Board of Regents members lead a meeting in Iowa City on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

UI officials anticipate almost 100-percent student completion rate of free speech training by this semester

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor September 27, 2023

The University of Iowa officials are anticipating that almost 97 to 98 percent of students will have completed the free speech training by the end of the fall semester, officials revealed Wednesday.  The...

Cambus Personell supervisor Alyson Holevoet poses for a portrait on March 10, 2022.

UI requests regent permission for $17 million project to add 12 electric vehicles, expand Cambus Maintenance Facility

Jack Moore, News Reporter September 20, 2023

The University of Iowa is requesting approval from the state Board of Regents to proceed with an estimated $17-18 million project to expand the Cambus Maintenance Facility and add 12 future electric...

State Board of Regents members lead a meeting in Iowa City on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.

Regents ask Iowa Legislature for $14.8 million appropriations bump

Liam Halawith, Senior News and Politics Editor September 19, 2023

The state Board of Regents is requesting $619 million from the Iowa Legislature in funding for the next budget year — a sizable decrease from last year after its full request wasn’t granted.  The...

Dr. Bob Kirby, director of the UI Office of Undergraduate Research (O.U.R.), discusses methods to promote student involvement in research at a weekly meeting with O.U.R. staff and ambassadors in Gilmore Hall on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. The Office of Undergraduate Research, formerly ICRU, hosts events, workshops and presentations at student organization meetings and classes to promote undergraduate research.

Undergraduates at the UI get involved in research

Olivia Gamertsfelder, News Reporter September 19, 2023

Undergraduate students at the University of Iowa are finding research opportunities in and outside of the STEM field from assisting studies on artificial intelligence in job interviews to nuclear power. Nearly...

Dr. Oluwafemi Adeagbo (left) and Dr. Oluwaseun Badru (right) pose for a portrait in the UI College of Public Health Building on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.

UI researchers investigate stigma behind HIV

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter September 19, 2023

Stigma plays an incredibly large role in the lives of those with human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. University of Iowa researchers Oluwafemi Adeagbo and Oluwaseun Badru are taking a magnifying...

The Old Capitol Building is seen on the first day of 2023 fall classes in Iowa City on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.

UI ‘writing school’ rank slips, nursing school fourth in the nation in latest report

Alejandro Rojas, News Editor September 17, 2023

The University of Iowa fell in the overall rank for American universities, according to this year’s college rankings from U.S. News and World Report. The UI’s ranking dropped to fifth for writing,...

Faulty Senate Secretary Mary Charlton looked at the others on the panel at the Faculty Senate at the Old Capital in Iowa City on Sep. 12, 2023

UI Faculty Senate approves motion to change ‘lecturer’ title

Shreya Reddy, News Reporter September 13, 2023

The University of Iowa Faculty Senate held its first meeting of the semester Tuesday, and passed a motion to change the title of “lecturer” to “assistant professor of instruction or practice.” As...

Early detection of Parkinson’s being developed with an algorithm by UI professors

Early detection of Parkinson’s being developed with an algorithm by UI professors

Sasha Evenko, News Reporter September 12, 2023

Professors at the University of Iowa are looking to use a computer algorithm to detect the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating neurological disorder that results in tremors and other...

Lieutenant Travis Tyrrell shows students how to dust for fingerprints during a policing practicum course at the UCC in Iowa City on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.

Hands-on law enforcement training course returns to UI after COVID-19 hiatus

Jack Moore, News Reporter September 7, 2023

Hands-on training in law enforcement curriculum returned to the University of Iowa campus this fall after a hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A course, “Student Practicum in Policing,” offered...