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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Belinda Sturm speaks during an open forum with faculty, students, and staff inside the Urmila Sahai Seminar Room in the Medical Education Research Facility on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Sturm is one of two final candidates for the position of University of Iowa vice president for research.

UI brings candidates for VP of research to campus

Zoe Smith, News Reporter October 16, 2024

The University of Iowa held open forums with two new candidates for the open position of vice president of research. The UI is a nationally ranked as a top research institution. Every day, life-changing...

University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson speaks with Daily Iowan staff members at the Adler Journalism building in Iowa City on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. Wilson spoke about DEI changes, DVIP, and the Mercy Hospital transition.

Q&A | UI President Barbara Wilson talks campus diversity, building updates

Brianna Brands, News Reporter October 16, 2024

The Daily Iowan interviewed University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson on Wednesday afternoon on topics ranging from women’s basketball, campus rights and safety, UI Health Care, the future of campus...

Pediatric pulmonologist Dr. Paul McCray Jr. poses for a portrait at the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building on Oct. 15. McCray received the 2024 Trailblazer Award from Emily’s Entourage for his work in gene therapies and finding treatments for cystic fibrosis.

UI professor receives award for cystic fibrosis research

Brianna Brands, News Reporter October 15, 2024

Paul McCray Jr., a professor of pediatrics-pulmonary medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, was the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Trailblazer Award presented by Emily’s...

University of Iowa Dean of the College of Nursing Julie Zurwic poses for a portrait at the UI College of Nursing building on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Zurwic became the dean in the fall of 2017.

Iowa established as top nursing school in national rankings

Brianna Brands, News Reporter October 14, 2024

The University of Iowa College of Nursing was recently ranked the number one public program and fourth overall, according to the latest U.S. News and World Report college rankings, tied with Ohio State...

Pro-Palestine protesters interact with pro-Israel protesters during an International Day of Action protest by Iowans for Palestine at the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. With the anniversary of Oct. 7, University entities have been working to ensure that free speech is protected around campus.

Free expression on full display after one year of war in Gaza

Zoe Smith, News Reporter October 13, 2024

One year since the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel, groups on campus and throughout the Iowa City area are reflecting on how free speech has been expressed in the past year at the University of Iowa. With...

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Former Iowa resident and public health icon visits the UI

Zoe Smith, News Reporter October 13, 2024

Callaghan Auditorium inside the University of Iowa College of Public Health building was flooded with excitement on Friday morning. Around 200 people, including public health students, Ph.D. candidates,...

A sapling is seen in Court Hill Park on Thursday, April 29, 2021. In a conference Tuesday morning, more than 180 Iowa science faculty and 32 colleges endorsed the 14th annual Iowa Climate Statement.

Iowa researchers release 14th annual Iowa Climate Statement

Brianna Brands, News Reporter October 9, 2024

The newest annual Iowa Climate Statement was endorsed by 184 Iowa science faculty and 32 colleges and universities. This statement is the 14th edition describing the impacts Iowans are experiencing...

Board of Regents members listen to a free speech training update during a board meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Building in Ames on Sept. 18.

‘It’s about rural Iowa’: UIHC looks to address high cancer rates across the state

Zoe Smith, News Reporter October 8, 2024

“We aren’t just concerned about cancer in Iowa City but also across the state,” University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson said during an Oct. 8 Iowa Board of Regents meeting. The special...

Board of regents president Sherry Bates listens to a finance presentation during a board meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Building in Ames on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. The University of Iowa’s new School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability plans to bring together students, faculty, and researchers interested in sustainability, sciences and the environment.

A look at the UI’s plan for a new School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability

Kate Perez, News Reporter October 7, 2024

For the last four years, the University of Iowa has declared its intention to integrate sustainability into its teaching, research, and public engagement missions. It’s following through on that promise...

Dr. Beth Livingston poses for a portrait in her office on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. Livingston’s online program ‘Abuse is not Love’ provides education on domestic abuse.

Tippie researcher assists global domestic abuse prevention program

Evan Watson, News Reporter October 7, 2024

Four years ago, a professor and researcher at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business began working with a nonprofit program spawned from Yves Saint Laurent, a French fashion and beauty...

The Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism recipient, Gene Andrew Jarrett, speaks with peers during the Truman Capote Award Ceremony and Reception in the Senate Chambers at The Old Capitol on Oct. 2. Jarrett won the award for his biography of Paul Laurence Dunbar; the $30,000 annual award is the largest cash prize for English-language literary criticism.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop presents $30,000 Truman Capote Award

Miranda Davis, News Reporter October 3, 2024

On an ordinary day, between messages from colleagues on campus and strangers from beyond the hallowed walls of Princeton University, Dean of Faculty and William S. Tod Professor of English Gene Jarrett...

The Public Policy Research Building is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. The Public Policy Center and the Iowa Social Science Research Center will combine to become the Center for Social Science Innovation.

New UI Center for Social Science Innovation

Madison Schuler, News Reporter October 2, 2024

The University of Iowa recently announced the new Center for Social Science Innovation after receiving approval from the Iowa Board of Regents in September. In December of 2023, a team from the...