When senior citizens talk, Karen Davis is there to listen.
Davis, 40, has worked closely with elderly Iowa City residents for the past two and a half years, helping them transition into retirement-community...
With possibly 200 cases of H1N1 already on campus, UI officials said the number of students contracting the virus may be on the rise.
“I believe we will see an increase almost immediately,” said,...
COUNCIL BLUFFS — Despite budget concerns, UI officials received permission from the state Board of Regents to remodel some portions of the Dental Science Building during the regents’ meeting on Thursday.
The...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors agreed on a resolution which urges “immediate passage of comprehensive federal health-care reform legislation” on Thursday.
Supervisor Sally Stutsman said this...
COUNCIL BLUFFS — The state Board of Regents granted UI officials permission to add two new programs — a bachelor of arts program in ethics and public policy and a bachelor of arts program in enivronmental...
A Johnson County judge will soon decide whether to dismiss the lawsuit that Phillip Jones, the former UI vice president for Student Services, filed against the UI, UI President Sally Mason, and the state...
The U.S. House passed a bill on Thursday that could dramatically speed up the way students apply for federal financial aid.
Officials said they hope the bill will simplify the application process, a yearly...
A Mexican man in his early 40s sat focused at the end of a long table, stumbling over his pronunciation of “fireworks.” Not far away, a woman studied for the U.S. citizenship test, easily answering...
The Wal-Mart cash register intones the familiar beep as bread, turkey, cookies, chips, and plastic gloves slide past the scanner.
UI graduate Mitch Moylan pays the $35.02 bill, but the food isn’t for...
COUNCIL BLUFFS — UI students may face steeper tuition increases next year because of the ongoing financial struggles of Iowa’s universities, one member of the state Board of Regents said on Thursday.
Tuition...
For two UI alums, a class assignment turned into a company.
The business, J&J Solutions, is a concept developed in 2006 by John Slump and Jared Garfield as a part of the UI’s entrepreneurial program...
COUNCIL BLUFFS — UI President Sally Mason will not receive a pay raise for fiscal 2010, but she could receive a bonus of up to $80,000.
The state Board of Regents announced at its Thursday meeting in...
