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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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UI President Bruce Harreld testifies to the Iowa House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 21, 2018. The meeting allowed regent university presidents to advocate for the Legislature to fund their institutions' fiscal 2019 appropriations requests. (Marissa Payne/The Daily Iowan)

Tuition hikes likely to be around 4 percent at Iowa regent universities

Marissa Payne, [email protected] February 21, 2018
With tuition hikes likely coming in at around 4 percent for the next academic year, the regent university presidents are still hoping to boost financial aid despite discussions of budget cuts.
Dr. Julie Zerwic, Dean and professor at the UI College of Nursing, and Dr. Anita Nicholson, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, pose at the UI College of Nursing on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The "RN to BSN 3+1" agreement is designed to provide opportunities for NIACC students to pursue their BSN at Iowa. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

College of Nursing expands online course partnership to North Iowa CC

Christopher Borro, [email protected] February 16, 2018
The UI College of Nursing has added the Northern Iowa Area Community College to a growing list of community colleges participating in the R.N. to B.S.N. 3+1 online education program.
The Old Capitol is shown on Monday, July 25, 2016.

Student leaders urge legislators, administrators to consider holistic cost of being a student

Elianna Novitch, [email protected] February 14, 2018

As the cost of higher education continues to rise, students are left to try to balance the cost of tuition, housing, food, and other expenses that come along with being a student at the University of...

UI President Bruce Harreld takes a question from Regent Larry McKibben during a Board of Regents meeting on June 8, 2017. McKibben chaired the regents’ tuition task force. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Iowa regents not releasing tuition proposal at February meeting

Marissa Payne, [email protected] February 13, 2018
With a gloomy outlook for state funding for higher education on the horizon, the state Board of Regents is holding off on releasing tuition rates.
Rainy Tuesday on the University of Iowa campus. Old Capital on October 14th, 2014.(DailyIowan/AnnaKilzer)

Students speak out against higher education defunding trend: how you can too

sarah watson, [email protected] February 13, 2018
As higher-education budget cuts loom, students across campus are reaching out to legislators to tell their side of the story.
University of Iowa faculty expands search abroad for clean energy

University of Iowa faculty expands search abroad for clean energy

Elly Woods, [email protected] February 9, 2018
H.S. Udaykumar and other faculty and students work on a project to bring cleaner energy sources to undeveloped parts of India.
Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta watches on during the Iowa/Iowa State game for the Cy-Hawk trophy in Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones, 44-41, in overtime.(Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

UI signs agreement with Civil Rights Office to prove Title IX compliance

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] February 9, 2018
After a lengthy investigation into gender discrimination in athletics by the federal Office of Civil Rights with no direct violations found, UI is now trying to prove it follows Title IX.
Dr. Gordon Buchanan poses inside the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Buchanan of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute is part of a group of researchers that has identified neurons triggered by carbon dioxide that signal arousal in the brain. The study aims to discover how changes in deeper breathing cause awakening from sleep. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

New study probes potential lifesaving sleep-intervention processes

Aadit Tambe, [email protected] February 9, 2018
A UI study's findings could lead to answers for sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related conditions.
FILE - A group gathers around a podium after Gov. Reynolds first Condition of the State address in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa Senate passes bill that would slash funds for higher education

Marissa Payne, [email protected] February 8, 2018
The Iowa Senate has approved midyear funding cuts for universities governed by the state Board of Regents, but the House has proposed a smaller reduction in appropriations.
The University of Iowa Campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

The status of (many) ongoing searches for new UI administrators

DI staff, [email protected] February 2, 2018
The Daily Iowan documented the status of searches to replace administrators that are ongoing or recently concluded to help you keep track of the many departures.
Steve Wynn arrives for the grand opening of Intrigue Nightclub on April 29, 2016, at Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas. (GPA/imageSPACE/Sipa USA/TNS)

UI removes donor’s name from institute in response to sexual misconduct allegations

Marissa Payne, [email protected] January 31, 2018
The UI is removing the name of donor Stephen A. Wynn from the Institute for Vision Research currently named after him after reports of alleged sexual misconduct.
Lon Moeller presents his qualifications and discusses the changes he would make as a the new Vice President of Student Life during the public forum in the Pappajohn Business Building in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Lon Moeller selected as provost of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Marissa Payne, [email protected] January 30, 2018
After Barry Butler’s departure in 2017, Associate Provost Lon Moeller is headed to Florida later this spring.