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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

Professor of Economics and Economics Department Officer David Cooper poses for a portrait on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.

New Tippie economics department executive officer looks to rebuild program

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter November 7, 2021

The new head of the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business Department of Economics is looking to revitalize and return the program to its previous reputation. Newly selected Departmental...

University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson answers Regent David Barker's questions about First Gen Hawks at a Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. (

UI plans to hire three care coordinators to improve mental health and well-being for students

Emily Delgado, News Reporter November 4, 2021

The University of Iowa is in the process of hiring three mental health coordinators to aid in its efforts to provide holistic support for students.  President Barbara Wilson said during her report...

Regent Jim Lindenmayer clasps his hands at a Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.

State Board of Regents to allow religious exemption to vaccine mandates, still undecided on federal mandate’s impact

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 4, 2021

The state Board of Regents voted to allow employees to obtain religious exemptions from federal vaccine mandates, but they said they were still working through how President Joe Biden's impending vaccine...

Regent Milt Dakovich looks at his computer at a Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021.

Iowa state Board of Regent-governed universities report five-year enrollment drop

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 4, 2021

Overall enrollment numbers are down across all three state Board of Regents institutions, continuing a declining student population for the past five years. But, the number of first-year students is...

Dean Candidate and Professor Christopher Cheatum presents his ideas to utilize financial budgets to address mow morale during a zoom meeting to find the new associate dean of natural, mathematical, and social sciences on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021.

Associate Dean for the Natural, Mathematical and Social Sciences search: Chris Cheatum to increase transparency, boost morale among faculty, staff

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter November 3, 2021

University of Iowa professor of chemistry Chris Cheatum said if chosen for the Associate Dean for the Natural, Mathematical and Social Sciences position, transparency among faculty and staff will be...

The UIHC is seen on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.

UI Hospitals and Clinics see improvements in COVID-19 cases while still struggling with capacity

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 3, 2021

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is seeing an overall improvement in COVID-19 numbers as it gets ready for the cold and flu season but remains cautious as it still faces capacity issues. “Both...

Board of Regents Office member Mark Braun, President Michael Richards, and President Pro Tem Sherry Bates listen to a speaker during the state of Iowa Board of Regents meeting in Reiman Ballroom at the Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.

UI reports more total revenue in general education fund than expected in fiscal year 2021

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 3, 2021

The University of Iowa General Education Fund revenue is up 1.7 percent above the estimated budget, the UI reported at the state Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday. Rod Lehnertz, senior vice...

The Stead Family Children's Hospital is seen on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. (Tate Hildyard/The Daily Iowan)

State Board of Regents approves additional $770,000 for UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital windows

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 3, 2021

The state Board of Regents approved a request for emergency contracting on the windows of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The request follows previous funding to improve...

Board of Regents Office member Mark Braun, President Michael Richards, and President Pro Tem Sherry Bates listen to a speaker during the state of Iowa Board of Regents meeting in Reiman Ballroom at the Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.

Request for new Iowa Center for Neurodegeneration at the University of Iowa approved by the state Board of Regents

Kate Perez, News Reporter November 3, 2021

The state Board of Regents Academic Affairs Committee approved the request for a new Iowa Center for Neurodegeneration in the Carver College of Medicine at the regents meeting Wednesday. The center...

University of Iowa student Montala Carruthers poses for a portrait on Monday, Nov.1, 2021.

UI students consider the benefits between a HBCU vs a predominantly white institution

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter November 2, 2021

For over two weeks, students at Howard University, a historically Black university located in Washington D.C., have camped outside the campus’ Blackburn Center to protest reports of rodent infestations,...

University of Iowa Professor David Ryfe poses for a portrait in the Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.

Associate Dean for the Natural, Mathematical, and Social Sciences search: David Ryfe to focus on communication, faculty support, retention

Rachel Schilke, Senior Print Editor November 2, 2021

Current director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication David Ryfe provided a “toolkit for change” based on communication between faculty and the University of Iowa administration during...

University of Iowa Professor David Ryfe poses for a portrait in the Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.

UI schools and departments release COVID-19 statements encouraging mask and vaccine mandates

Kate Perez, News Reporter October 31, 2021

Multiple departments and schools at the University of Iowa have released statements encouraging UI administration and the state Board of Regents to implement campus-wide vaccine and mask mandates. The...