Summer jobs may be more than a way for teenagers to make some extra cash. According to a UI study released Wednesday, a summer job can also make at-risk teens less likely to commit suicide.
The study...
The key to fixing the sour U.S. economy could be in the hands of the consumers.
Americans may need to increase consumption to help solve America’s current economic problems, said Roger Ferguson, the...
A project to rebuild Iowa City Municipal Airport’s runway is finally taking off.
Iowa City’s airport will receive $2.5 million in federal stimulus funds to reconstruct its more than 50-year-old runway,...
Undergraduate students from every corner of the UI can now make their degrees greener with a certificate in sustainability.
Providing a multidisciplinary approach to the subject by including courses from...
Goodbye germs.
Professors in the UI Carver College of Medicine and the computer-science department of recently teamed up to create a tracking system that would monitor whether health-care professionals...
UI students likely won’t see much of a difference in cost for birth control on campus, despite a bill recently signed by President Obama that would allow pharmaceutical companies to consider selling...
Renovating a set of condominiums in downtown Iowa City is part of the city’s long-term goal to bring more people into the area.
In an effort to boost economic development downtown, officials say the...
For some student loans, the buy now, pay later era is changing.
Sallie Mae — the nation’s largest student-loan provider — introduced on Monday the new Smart Option Student Loan, which seeks to reduce...
Community members prepared to contest a change in the location of the Iowa City Farmers’ Market were silenced by a swift City Council decision to cancel the proposed move.
The Iowa City City Council...
The fate of Roosevelt Elementary may be a bit clearer.
Iowa City School District Superintendent Lane Plugge shared nine options with the School Board on Tuesday for how to handle the ongoing issue.
In...
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors elected Tuesday to not take an official position on a proposed local-option sales tax.
Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett asked the supervisors to endorse the...
Economic downturn or not, UI fifth-year senior Andy Biasin balked at the proposed cuts to the state education budget, which could potentially include money for financial aid.
“That’s ignorant,”...
