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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

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...

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,...

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