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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 Building is seen in Iowa City on  Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

Eight UI diversity councils no longer recognized as of Monday

Emma Jane, News Reporter February 17, 2025

As of Monday, Feb. 17, the following University of Iowa councils will no longer be recognized by the university: Council on the Status of Women African American Council Latinx Council ...

The University of Iowa International Programs office is seen in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The University offers study abroad programs in approximately 50 countries throughout the world.

Studying abroad programs becoming more popular among UI students

Genevieve DiChiara, News Reporter February 16, 2025

The University of Iowa has a multitude of international programs through which students can travel to 49 countries in over 200 study abroad programs. Multiple options for lengths are available, including...

Associate Professor of History Mariola Espinosa poses for a portrait in Shaeffer Hall on Feb. 4, 2025. Espinosa received a NEH grant and will use the $60,000 to research and write a book on the development of medicine in Puerto Rico.

UI professor receives one of the nation’s most prestigious humanities grants

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter February 12, 2025

According to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the National Endowment for the Humanities, or NEH, has a funding rate of 7 percent. It is the nation’s most prestigious humanities scholarship...

Fruit Fly courtship song may hold key to controlling mosquitoes

Fruit Fly courtship song may hold key to controlling mosquitoes

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter February 11, 2025

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that in 2022, around 608,000 people died from malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, worldwide. Add to that, viral infections like dengue, West Nile,...

Iowa Board of Regents member JC Risewick listens to a presentation on Iowa state building expansion during a board meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Building in Ames on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

UI exits PhD Project following directives from Board of Regents

Isobel Perez, News Reporter February 2, 2025

Following the trend of targeting and removing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the U.S. federal and state governments, the University of Iowa has exited its partnership with the...

The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.

Multiple UI online programs rank top in the country

Madison Schuler, News Reporter February 2, 2025

A recent report from the U.S. News & World Report was released that ranked several University of Iowa programs as top in the country. The rankings included a total of nine online programs, with...

Outside of the U.S. Courthouse of Northern District Iowa is seen in Cedar Rapids on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.

Former UIHC administrator sentenced 12 years for 30-year-long identity theft scheme

Jack Moore and Emma Jane January 31, 2025

Steered by two U.S. Marshals, former University of Iowa Health Care administrator Matthew Keirans hobbled into the courtroom Friday, arms crossed and in shackles to face the final chapter of an intricate...

Alcohol is seen on shelves in downtown Iowa City on Monday, Dec., 9, 2024.

Surgeon General’s advisory links alcohol to cancer, echoing Iowa report

Emma Jane, News Reporter January 29, 2025

Many Americans understand the risks of excessive drinking such as liver damage, drunk driving accidents, and addiction. But what far fewer realize is even light or moderate drinking is linked to an...

DEI is discussed during the Faculty Council meeting at the University Capitol Centre in Iowa City on Tue. January 28, 2025.

Division of Access, Opportunity, and Diversity joins Faculty Council to discuss changes

Jacob Calvin, News Reporter January 29, 2025

The University of Iowa Faculty Council discussed the implications of the division set to replace the former Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office labeled the Division of Access, Opportunity, and...

The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students listen to Union President Cary Stough rally for pay raises on the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Protesters held signs, chanted, and listened to speakers on the side of N. Clinton St. before marching to Jessup Hall to deliver a written statement and messages on postcards to University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson.

UI graduate student union demands increased pay during Wednesday protest

Jack Moore, Managing News Editor January 29, 2025

Chants and picket signs flooded the University of Iowa’s Pentacrest on Wednesday. A demonstration organized by the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, or COGS, represented the group’s latest...

University of Iowa engineering professor Craig Just gestures to his screen at his desk in the Seamans Center on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. For fifteen years, Just has been working on an affordable solution to Dow City’s wastewater treatment problem.

New wastewater solution poised to meet federal regulations

Chloe Oppelt, News Reporter January 28, 2025

University of Iowa Civil Engineering Professor Craig Just has worked with wastewater and treatment solutions for over 30 years. His most recent project, a small-scale wastewater treatment solution, is...

University of Iowa Assistant Vice President of Campus Safety Mark Bullock listens to a speaker during a Board of Regents meeting in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023.

UI launches new board to improve campus safety

Emma Jane, News Reporter January 26, 2025

Amid Black Lives Matter protests sparking conversations surrounding police brutality across the nation, the University of Iowa launched its Campus Safety Improvement Committee in June 2020 to evaluate...