UI students from the Chicago area will still have to call Greyhound if they can’t hitch a ride home.
Plans for passenger rail service between Iowa City and Chicago hit a road block on Thursday, when...
Seated at a console in the operation room, a surgeon peers into the three-dimensional, high definition view of the body cavity provided by a dual camera.
And without ever laying a finger on the patient’s...
Veterans awaiting financial aid for the past several months may finally receive the benefits they were promised.
The Department of Veteran Affairs announced recently they are now prepared to process enrollments...
While fans of the cult TV sitcom “Arrested Development” were hoping for a spin-off movie, UI graduate student Kris Phillips had his mind on another adaptation: a philosophy book.
Phillips — who...
From responding to flood- and tornado-relief efforts to making a sick child’s day just a bit brighter, Meghan Hammen seemingly never ceases to help someone in need.
For several years, the UI alumna,...
If authorized by the state Board of Regents, the UI will move ahead with plans to rebuild Hancher near its current location (but on higher ground) and relocate the School of Music to a downtown site.
UI...
UI students could see a 6 percent tuition increase next year if the state Board of Regents approves the proposal Feb. 4.
In addition to the tuition increase, certain majors at the UI will see separate...
With a nation at war and in the midst of severe economic doldrums, President Obama asserted in his first State of the Union address Wednesday evening that he has never been more hopeful about America’s...
Gov. Chet Culver plans to return almost $31 million to regent institutions this fiscal year if his newly proposed budget plan is passed.
In a budget report released Wednesday by Culver and Lt. Gov. Patty...
A task force assembled to assess graduate programs is already drawing criticism, but those close to the process stress all findings are preliminary.
The Graduate Task Force released the initial evaluations...
Goodbye Et Cetera. Hello, Slippery Petes.
An owner of 3rd Base, 111 E. College St, along with the bar’s general manager and a third party, recently purchased the bar Et Cetera, 118 S. Dubuque St., after...
Some Iowa City school officials are worried proposed budget cuts could put elementary and secondary media teachers at risk.
“Naturally, when any budget cuts are announced, it scares us,” Horn Elementary...
