To wear a helmet or not to wear a helmet?
In most states, motorcyclists don’t have to make the decision — the answer is a resounding “yes.” But Iowa remains one of three states without a mandatory...
Debbie Foster and her closest coworkers gathered at lunch amid rumors of layoffs. Their seniority — low as their spirits — didn’t allow them any security. If anyone was fired, it would be them.
Foster...
A UI professor of geography and a member of the health management and policy department, Gerard Rushton makes maps showing the outbreak rates of various types of cancer — such as breast and colorectal...
As the smell of funnel cake and grilled burgers filled the air, the Iowa City community filled up with diversity, laughter, and loud music.
The Iowa City annual Jazz Festival — a three-day event —...
Six pallbearers carried a casket through the rain this weekend to the tune of “When the Saints Come Marching In,” followed by a herd of umbrellas.
They held a New Orleans-style funeral for the Iowa...
More kids need more space. More space needs money to build. There’s the rub.
With the Iowa City School Board having to cut $6 million from the budget, the question of how and when to approach these...
Think of jazz music, and the images of Louie Armstrong, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane come to mind.
All too often, artists such as Tito Puente and Chano Pozo are left in the dark —...
The UI College of Dentistry welcomed two new clinics to its facility on Wednesday.
The move aimed to reduce costs during budget strains and make service more convenient for patients, said Mike Kanellis,...
The crowd of 12- to 17-year-olds seemed more interested in spraying each other with water than washing the car in front of them. On Wednesday, they held a car wash in the Sherwin Williams parking lot to...
A new Iowa City fire station could finally be built, but not without local residents and businesses chipping in a little extra.
The Iowa City City Council further discussed this week the idea of imposing...
When the Canadian government shut down a nuclear reactor in May, a group of physicians, scientists, and nuclear nonproliferation groups responded by petitioning to build one in the United States to generate...
The UI is involved in a legal dispute with the makers of Humira, for allegedly intentionally violating two UI patented medical tools.
The same company — Abbott Labs — lost a patent lawsuit Monday,...
