The Iowa Department of Transportation will apply for $32.5 million in federal stimulus money to start passenger-train service that would serve Chicago and Iowa City and give Illinois students another way...
One day, there could be no such thing as hopping in the car and tuning to one’s favorite music station — including KRUI on campus.
At least, that’s the worst-case scenario local artists and radio...
The number of men getting tested for HIV in Iowa more than doubled in the last year, and it increased by 50 percent in many other states, recent reports of Planned Parenthood Centers’ youth testing show.
And...
Buying a new car may be just a click away, but a local dealership doesn’t think of this as a dead end.
Drew McEleney, the Internet manager at McEleney Autoplex, said his company is well aware their...
Today, some UI Hospitals and Clinics employees will learn whether their jobs have been cut in an effort to relieve the institution’s strained budget, UI officials said Tuesday.
Throughout the week,...
Next year, those who wish to teach won’t have to go through the College of Education. And they won’t need to endure unpaid student teaching.
Pending approval from the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners,...
It’s not just UI students with a drinking problem.
The binge-drinking rate, as well as alcohol-related crimes and fatalities, rose on college campuses nationwide over the past decade, according to a...
People parking in city garages may have to reach deeper into their pockets.
The Iowa City City Council approved a number of amendments to different parking ordinances at its meeting Tuesday. The changes...
UI junior Daniel Sloyan has told professors he’s found answers to his homework online. To his surprise, many didn’t mind; in fact, they seemed to appreciate his quest for additional resources.
This...
Bigger warnings. Bad taste. No flavors. At the national level, lawmakers hope these changes to cigarettes will discourage people from smoking.
On June 11, the Senate approved the Family Smoking Prevention...
Sporting a “We Care” button on his lapel, 85-year-old Frank Cheng — a professor emeritus in radiology and a member of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce — said he worked tirelessly to “help...
Researchers presented around a dozen projects centered on flood mitigation Monday, and each presented unique results that could play a role in Iowa City’s and the UI’s future.
As part of the flood...
