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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

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics staff physician Dr. Joshua Radke poses for a portrait outside of the University of Iowa Hospital on Jan. 17, 2022.

UI medical students to train in addiction medicine through federal grant

Simone Garza, News Reporter January 18, 2022

Students enrolled in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine’s medical and physician’s assistant programs will soon be able to learn more about addiction medicine. Addiction courses...

University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Government Cabinet Director Vera Barkosky poses for a portrait at the Iowa Memorial Union on Jan. 17 2022.

USG hopes to alleviate pressure of climbing textbook prices for students

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter January 17, 2022

The University of Iowa recommends students plan for textbook costs of $950 per semester on top of tuition, housing, food, and transportation costs. The UI’s Undergraduate Student Government is trying...

Photo illustration by Jerod Ringwald.

Some Big Ten universities move online, UI remains in person

Kate Perez, News Reporter January 17, 2022

A rise in COVID-19 cases has left Big Ten institutions to choose how to mitigate the virus as students return to class.  At the University of Iowa, classes will take place in person as scheduled....

University of Iowa students walk across the T.Anne Cleary walkway on their first day of the new semester on Monday, August 24th, 2020. Despite the pandemic, campus remains open and some classes are still being held in person.

UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences sees loss of undergrad international students

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Editor January 17, 2022

The University of Iowa’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences saw a drop in undergraduate international and underrepresented minority students enrollment in the past year, according to the 2021 Diversity,...

A free take home Covid-19 test kit, available at the Iowa City city hall is seen on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (Jeff Sigmund/The Daily Iowan)

UI to provide free COVID-19 test kits

Sabine Martin, News Editor January 14, 2022

The University of Iowa will offer at-home COVID-19 test kits for students in the spring semester. Angie Reams, associate vice president and dean of students, wrote in a campus-wide email on Friday,...

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

Regents approve UI and UIHC 10-year master plan for facility renovations

Kate Perez, News Reporter January 12, 2022

The state Board of Regents voted to approve the University of Iowa’s 10-year master plan for facilities throughout the campus on Wednesday. The plan includes the modernization of both the UI main...

The ACT building sign is seen on November 2 2021.

Regents retire ACT/SAT admissions requirement

Sabine Martin, News Editor January 12, 2022

The University of Iowa is now the fourth Big Ten institution to not require standardized testing for undergraduate admission. The state Board of Regents voted to make standardized testing optional,...

Johnson County Courthouse.

County health officials prepare for student return during ‘unprecedented’ times

Sabine Martin, News Editor January 12, 2022

Johnson County health officials are stocking up at-home COVID-19 test kits to prepare for students’ return to campus next week. Sam Jarvis, Johnson County Department of Public Health community...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds waves to attendees and legislative members during the conclusion of the Condition of the State address at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. During the State address, Reynolds spoke about childcare, Iowa teachers, material taught in schools, unemployment, tax cuts, and more. Reynolds closed her speech with a quote from “Field of Dreams.” “James Earl Jones’ character tells Ray Kinsella, in a baritone voice I can’t imitate: ‘People will come Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom.’”

Reynolds budget proposal falls short of regents’ appropriation request

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor January 12, 2022

Iowa’s three public universities would receive a 2.5 percent increase in state money under Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' budget proposal, though the increase comes short of what the state Board of Regents...

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson, CEO of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Suresh Gunasekaran, Board of Regents President Mike Richards, and others break ground with shovels during a groundbreaking ceremony at the North Liberty University of Iowa hospitals and clinics construction site on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.

UIHC revenue bonds approved to fund new North Liberty facility

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Editor January 11, 2022

The state Board of Regents unanimously passed the sale of two University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics bonds on Tuesday. The vote provides the sale, award, and issuance of two Hospital Revenue Bonds....

University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson answers questions from Daily Iowan editors in Jessup Hall on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Wilson answered questions regarding updates on COVID-19 and future safety precautions as well as future legislative actions. (Larry Phan/The Daily Iowan)

Q&A | President Barbara Wilson talks COVID-19, sexual misconduct, legislative priorities

DI Staff December 9, 2021

University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson said COVID-19 is still a challenge for her as she reaches the end of her first semester at the helm of the university. In an interview with The Daily...

University of Iowa Counseling Services Director Barry Schreier is seen in his office at the Westlawn Building on December 12, 2019. Schreier recently was awarded the Association of University and College Counseling Center’s President’s Award for Meritorious Service in the National Field of Campus Mental Health.

UI hires mental health counselors in response to student distress

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter December 9, 2021

University of Iowa staff and students are feeling some mental distress on their academic success nearing the end of the semester. University Counseling Services has become a prominent resource in...

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