More than 50 UI professors have signed a petition against a recent state measure related to the teaching of evolution in public schools and universities.
The most contentious aspect of the act, introduced...
Thanks to nearly $1 million in grants, UI Museum of Art officials will begin moving artwork back to campus this spring.
A permanent collection of the university’s art will be on display in the 4,000-square-foot...
When UI senior Emili Panio had the stomach flu and missed a week of class, she was overwhelmed with makeup work. But she found relief in StudyBlue, which allowed her to scan others’ lecture notes online.
“I...
Student groups are at odds over funding for an allegedly discriminatory group.
More than 100 UI law students and faculty members have signed a petition calling for UI administrators and student government...
Around 100 community members flocked to West High on Monday night hoping to get some answers about the fate of Roosevelt Elementary.
A seven-person-panel — which included Superintendent Lane Plugge,...
Included in Johnson County’s $84 million budget for fiscal 2009 is the Joint Emergency Communication Center, consolidating county and city emergency services and coordinating them in one facility.
Though...
Contending that Iraq’s future is its own responsibility, President Obama pledged an 18-month timetable for troop withdrawal last week, but he will leave potentially 50,000 soldiers in Iraq for up to...
Out of the $53 billion set aside in the federal stimulus package for education, work-study programs will receive a hefty $200 million — an allocation many expect to pave the way for more UI students...
Iowa City drinkers may be upgrading rather than cutting down on beer consumption during an economic recession.
National alcohol sales dropped an unprecedented 9.3 percent during the last quarter of 2008,...
Brenda Myers, 69, hasn’t had her teeth cleaned for nearly 20 years, weathering a broken tooth and some cavities all because she doesn’t have health insurance.
Myers was among roughly 100 people who...
UI President Sally Mason will not receive a bonus or raise because of the proposed extensive UI budget cuts, officials recently announced.
Mason’s salary will remain at $450,000 for fiscal 2010. She...
In addition to the sexual-harassment education mandated by the UI for faculty and staff, an online program addressing sexual misbehavior for freshmen will soon be introduced.
“The goal is that all the...
