While last summer’s flood may be a distant memory for some, people throughout the community continue to deal with its aftermath. The Johnson County Crisis Center is giving those affected by the devastation...
Life inside Oakdale Prison is rarely bright for Jason Wheeler. But now, the 20-year-old inmate looks forward to several hours of congregation, reflection, and song every week.
Joining voices with UI students,...
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...
For UI students who have been relegated to temporary housing over the years, it may come as a shock that empty dorms — rather than overcrowded ones — could be a problem next school year.
But at least...
An Iowa City resident says the new feeling of “neighborliness” brought her back to the once-flooded area of Idyllwild, despite a tremendous decrease in property value.
Mary Kathryn Wallace, 69, and...
UI officials will renovate the former Campus 3 cinema in the University Capitol Centre for temporary instrumental lessons, office space, and practice areas for the UI School of Music, according to an e-mail...
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...
