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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

The Old Capitol Dome is seen on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.

UI professors violated ethics policy, free speech, investigation finds

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor February 3, 2022

An investigation found that three University of Iowa professors violated the university’s ethics policy after threatening a graduate student with discipline because of remarks he made that fellow...

Authors Melissa Febos and Donika Kelly pose for a portrait holding each other’s books in the English Philosophy Building at the University of Iowa on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Both Kelly and Febos have been named finalists in the 2022 National Book Critics Awards for the books. Febos’ book, “Girlhood,” explores the narrative women are taught on what it means to be female. “The Renunciations,” by Kelly, is a series of poems about the journey of one’s self during trauma. The awards will be presented virtually in March. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Two UI professors recognized as finalists for national book award

Cooper Worth, News Reporter February 1, 2022

Writers and partners Donika Kelly and Melissa Febos are finalists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards. Kelly and Febos, University of Iowa assistant and associate professors of English,...

SAT and ACT books are shown in the Iowa City Public Library on Monday, 31, 2022.

Regents’ new ACT/SAT policy aim to give prospective students flexibility

Kate Perez, News Reporter February 1, 2022

The state Board of Regents has decided to make test-optional policies permanent for admission to Iowa’s public universities, and some incoming students say the stress of application season is lessening...

The Old Capitol building is seen on March, 6, 2021.

State Board of Regents to announce required free speech training

Kate Perez, News Reporter February 1, 2022

University of Iowa students, staff, and faculty will need to complete a free speech training by the end of the spring semester, President Barbara Wilson announced in an email on Tuesday. Wilson...

Photo illustration by Lillie Hawker.

UI expands COVID-19 testing for students with at-home tests

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter January 30, 2022

The University of Iowa has expanded COVID-19 testing availability for students. The university purchased thousands of tests to expand options and capacity among students across campus, Undergraduate...

A building mug of the State Hygienic Lab located in Coralville, Iowa, is seen on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.

State Hygienic Laboratory set to expand with CDC grant

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter January 30, 2022

The University of Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory is set to expand before July 2023, after two years of responding to COVID-19. The state Board of Regents approved the expansion at its Jan. 12 meeting. Rod...

Director of the School of Art and Art History DEI Committee, Isabel Barbuzza, poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2022.

DEI initiatives to increase underrepresented UI student success in the arts

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter January 27, 2022

To continue community dialogue on diversity and increase underrepresented student success in the arts, the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History is launching two major initiatives funded...

The University of Iowa Faculty Council meet over Zoom in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. The meeting composed primary of discussing the University’s current Covid-19 vaccination policies.

Vaccinations to be required for UI staff in health care settings, Faculty Senate president says

Kate Perez, News Reporter January 25, 2022

University of Iowa’s faculty and staff in the health care departments will be required to be vaccinated after President Joe Biden’s executive order requiring COVID-19 vaccination for Centers for...

Contributed photos of Donald Gurnett from 2015 (left) and 1962 (right).

Multi-interest UI professor emeritus Don Gurnett dies at 85, leaves a legacy behind

Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, News Reporter January 23, 2022

In 2004 on the seventh floor of Van Allen Hall, Phil Kaaret looked up to find Donald Gurnett in his office doorway, unable to wait a second longer to discuss a new idea he had thought up. “When...

Members of COGS protest the lack of mask mandates on campus at the Pentacrest on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021.

COGS to continue promoting classroom “e-pivot”

Kate Perez, News Reporter January 23, 2022

The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students is taking “collective action” by continuing to push for an “e-pivot” — a request for University of Iowa instructors to voluntarily move their classes...

The Old Capitol Mall is seen in Iowa City on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Lillie Hawker/The Daily Iowan)

UI to purchase remainder of the Old Capitol Town Center in 2025

Kate Perez, News Reporter January 20, 2022

Standing adjacent to the Pentacrest, the Old Capitol Town Center has been enjoyed by the Iowa City community since it opened in 1981. By 2025, the University of Iowa will have complete ownership of...

Graduate student Junhee Park types on a computer during the first day of spring semester classes in the Main Library on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2022. With classes starting up again, some University of Iowa members have concerns with the COVID-19 omicron variant and how the university is handling it. Park spoke about masks on campus and in classrooms. “We need to have a policy wearing masks,” Park said. “At least in the class or library- like a public area.”

UI faculty, students request increased COVID-19 mitigation strategies

Eleanor Hildebrandt and Sabine Martin January 18, 2022

Some members of the University of Iowa community have raised concerns about the COVID-19 omicron variant and what the university is doing to prevent illness for students, staff, and faculty as the...

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