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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

University of Iowa Professor Corinne Peek-Asa poses for a portrait in the College of Public Health Building on Tuesday, August 27, 2019.

UI professors and researchers bring light to lack of research, education, and funding for gun violence studies

Maddie McCarron, News Reporter August 29, 2019

As stories of shootings across the country continue to dominate national conversations, researchers at the University of Iowa are investigating the effects of gun violence and reviewing its long-term...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY., speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA on Saturday, August 10, 2019.

Kirsten Gillibrand drops 2020 presidential bid

Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor August 28, 2019

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand dropped her bid for the Democratic presidential-nomination on Wednesday and said via Twitter she wants to focus on gaining a Democratic majority in the Senate. “We...

MUSC Executive Director of Student Programs and Student Diversity TaJuan Wilson speaks during the forum for the associate vice presidency of diversity, equity, and inclusion on March 25, 2019.

After diversity VP’s resignation, UI updates community on action plan

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor August 28, 2019

Following the resignation earlier this month of the associate vice president of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the University of Iowa on Tuesday assured the campus community that its efforts to make...

The Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences is seen on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

University of Iowa Femineers combine art and technology for young women

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter August 28, 2019

A growing teacher-training program at the University of Iowa is aimed at increasing the number of engineering degrees awarded to women in the state of Iowa by providing middle and high school-aged girls...

Volunteers in the Success in Rhetoric (SiR) program are seen on on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. The program consists of peer mentors attending the rhetoric classes and close contact with an assigned instructor for a personalized experience in an attempt to boost low retention rates.

Rhetoric embedded tutors aim to be improved resource for students

Elisabeth Oster, News Reporter August 28, 2019

The embedded tutor model for the University of Iowa tutoring program, Success in Rhetoric, will officially continue with an emphasis on peer tutors working exclusively with assigned professors in an effort...

University of Iowa student IDs not valid for polls

University of Iowa student IDs not valid for polls

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter August 27, 2019

State Board of Regent universities are taking divergent paths on making student ID cards a valid form of voter identification. Iowa State University announced recently that its students will be able...

Police investigators respond to a scene of a suspicious death on Friday, April 7, 2019, at 114 Green Mountain Drive in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa City police: UI Health Care budget executive homicide investigation active

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor August 27, 2019

Nearly five months after the homicide of University of Iowa Health Care budget executive JoEllen Browning, there are no new updates in the investigation of her homicide, Iowa City public-information officer...

Three Iowa City residents attempt to rob a man

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor August 27, 2019

Three Iowa City residents attempted to rob a man while threatening to use a gun to shoot him in the head. Nyiesha Lawson, 19; Javoni Butler, 22; and Jeradin Jones, 19, were all charged Aug. 27 with...

GPSG Vice President Thomas Pak and President Dexter Golinghorst sit for an interview at Java House on Monday, August 19, 2019.

GPSG executives remain in position, strive to make group more present on campus

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter August 27, 2019

As the campus community welcomes fresh faces this week, a familiar pair will continue to lead the Graduate and Professional Student Government into the new year.  Public-health graduate student Dexter...

The Lindquist Center is seen on July 30, 2019.

Des Moines Area Community College partners with the UI to increase diversity

Patrick Johnson, News Reporter August 27, 2019

The University of Iowa and the Des Moines Area Community College are partnering to provide a scholarship to 25 aspiring students from underrepresented backgrounds to strengthen diversity within secondary...

New CLAS Dean Steve Goddard poses for a portrait in Schaeffer Hall on Friday, August 23, 2019.

Plans of excellence, impact, autonomy, and accountability drive new CLAS dean as fall semester begins

Rachel Steil, News Reporter August 27, 2019

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Steven Goddard is enthusiastic to begin work this school year as he settles into his new position at the University of Iowa.  Goddard assumed the role of liberal-arts...

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