Voters elected incumbent Mike Cooper and newcomers Tuyet Dorau and Sarah Swisher to the Iowa City School Board during record-breaking turnout at the polls on Tuesday.
Swisher earned 54 percent of the...
Min Huang took experimenting to new heights — literally — when she participated in a NASA science program this past summer.
Huang, a UI graduate student in chemical engineering and a native of China,...
For one UI student who traveled more than 5,000 miles to campus, making new friends was a must.
But UI graduate student Bingxuan Wang knew she also needed a place to continue practicing her religion....
Though a day in the library might seem like poison for some UI students, 40 Iowa teachers are learning how to make that stack of books appealing.
Amber Swenson, who has taught at West High for eight years,...
Construction workers scattered throughout the future UI Campus Recreation & Wellness Center on a Thursday morning, swinging their hammers to the sounds of drills and bulldozers.
Since 2007, the construction...
The UI Faculty Senate may not be subject to Iowa’s open-meeting law, but many advisory boards fall under the state’s jurisdiction.
After the UI Faculty Senate went into two closed sessions regarding...
The table held several foods consistent with an average Labor Day potluck.
But among the sweet potatoes, broccoli-raisin salad, and potato chips, one dish stood out: a giant loaf of bread baked in the...
Between Sept. 4 and Sunday, Iowa City police handed out more than 100 alcohol- and drug-related tickets — totaling at least $11,200. Make sure to check out the DI after every home-game weekend to make...
A new program could bring more families into neighborhoods surrounding the UI campus, which are now predominately made up of student renters.
UI officials have made a $200,000 commitment to the UniverCity...
Mary Bennett weaves effortlessly through a sprawling maze of two-tiered 8-foot-high shelves, pulling open drawers to reveal “treasures,” such as a UI student’s lab notebook from 1897 and an Iowa...
Matt McCue fell in love with running in a rather unexpected manner. As a student in the Regina Catholic Education Center, he participated in dodge ball in an after-school program. During the pregame warm-ups,...
Leaning against Chris Brus’ desk is a framed image of “WISE Words,” which orbited the globe with astronaut Peggy Whitson in the International Space Station. Beside it is a photograph of mission control...
