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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

UI receives mentoring grant

DI STAFF April 17, 2014

A grant has been awarded to the University of Iowa to establish one of only five University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring in the nation. The centers are located at universities that have proven records...

Event focuses on women in politics

JORDYN REILAND April 16, 2014

While voters in Iowa have a chance to send its first woman to Washington this November, officials from the state and Iowa City community will meet this weekend to discuss the ongoing issue of electing...

Paul Ryan’s budget cuts student aid

BRENT GRIFFITHS April 16, 2014

Dramatic cuts to federal student aid programs are included in House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget which passed the Republican-controlled U.S. House last week — a decision he argues...

Juicing diet plans slim on nutrients

ALEKSANDRA VUJICIC April 16, 2014

Some Iowa City residents are squeezing their fruit so they can squeeze into their summer clothes. But Katherine Mellen, a University of Iowa lecturer in health and human physiology, said juicing has...

Iowa City cabins approach restoration

KAITLIN DEWULF April 16, 2014

More than 180 years ago, back before the Iowa City skyline was ruled by tall city and campus buildings, the first settlers of European descent in Johnson County called log cabins home. Today, two log...

Muscle atrophy could see a green enemy

ABIGAIL MEIER April 16, 2014

Maybe spinach wasn’t the only thing Popeye the Sailor should have eaten — green tomatoes can strengthen muscles too.   According a team of University of Iowa scientists, a compound found...

City officials move forward with fee increases

DANIEL SEIDL April 16, 2014

Iowa City officials have taken a step toward increasing fees to maintain services. “Our infrastructure is starting to suffer, and we need some more income,” City Manager Tom Markus said. The...

UI Confucius Institute on the rise

KAITLIN DEWULF April 15, 2014

More University of Iowa students will be saying “ni hao” as the Confucius Institute continues to grow in popularity. Membership and participation in the institute has skyrocketed since its...

Branstad moves on coach loophole

BRENT GRIFFITHS April 15, 2014

Iowa students may not be protected from coaches under current law, a situation Gov. Terry Branstad is working to change. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds called on the Legislature to close a “loophole”...

No Heartbleed here, UI says

IAN MURPHY April 15, 2014

One software program could have been bleeding information about users for almost two years before the hole was found last week. University of Iowa officials said they patched the Heartbleed bug, found...

Grad-student grants rise

CHRIS HIGGINS April 15, 2014

More students will have the opportunity to do research following the increase in grant funding. The Executive Council of Graduate and Professional Students has both received more applications for grant...

UI Museum on the move

STACEY MURRAY April 15, 2014

Local museums are on the move this summer. The Mobile Museum is a collaboration between the Office for Research and Development, the Office of the State Archaeologist, and the Pentacrest museums — the...