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UI law student establishes endowment to help underrepresented students visit campus

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter March 4, 2019

A University of Iowa College of Law student is helping underrepresented students visit the law school with the aim of creating a more diverse campus. Law student Winnie Uluocha has set up an endowment...

Democratic presidential-nomination candidate Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, addresses the audience during his visit to Airliner in Iowa City on March 4, 2019.

Pete Buttigieg’s pitch to Iowa: a Midwest millennial can win in 2020

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor March 4, 2019

Pete Buttigieg, 37, told eastern Iowans his Midwest background, local government experience, and his age could be key to winning the presidency in 2020. The Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, toured Davenport,...

Iowa City church vandalized

Iowa City church vandalized

March 4, 2019

The Iowa City Police Department is investigating a report of vandalism at a local church. The Iowa City Church of the Nazarene, 1035 Wade Street, reported an act of graffiti on Sunday, March 3. Several...

Coralville woman accused of eluding officers, drug use

Coralville woman accused of eluding officers, drug use

March 4, 2019

Authorities have accused a Coralville woman of eluding the police while under the influence of drugs. Devinity Reynolds, 27, was charged Feb. 28 with eluding, second-offense possession of a controlled...

Physical Therapist Danielle Bodensteiner explains the procedure of how to protect yourself in the case of a fall during Stepping on, a 7-week fall prevention class at the Iowa River Landing on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The class learned the ways in which to help themselves up during an unexpected fall and how to find help. (Katina Zentz/The Daily Iowan)

Fall prevention workshops teach balance and other techniques to prevent injuries

Josie Fischels, News Reporter March 4, 2019

Once a week, Jim Vance and his wife get in their car and drive to the Iowa River Landing for a two-hour-long workshop focused on one thing — how not to fall. Stepping On is a fall-prevention workshop...

Catlett Residence Hall is seen on Jan 16, 2019.

UI requests to increase price tag on living in residence halls

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter March 4, 2019

The University of Iowa on Feb. 28 requested the state Board of Regents’ permission for a 2 percent rate increase for all but one standard room plan in UI residence halls and the same rate of increase...

The Old Capitol is seen on Nov. 25, 2018.

UI announces suicide prevention training requirement for incoming students and RAs

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter March 4, 2019

The University of Iowa will soon begin online suicide-prevention training for students entering the university and for resident assistants. The online training will be a requirement for students to take...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

UI sees decrease in graduation and retention rates

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter March 4, 2019

The University of Iowa has seen graduation and retention rates decrease slightly in the last year, according to a report presented to the state Board of Regents on Feb. 28. The UI retention rate had...

Tippie graduate dubbed 2018 Global Citizen of the Year Award finalist

Tippie graduate dubbed 2018 Global Citizen of the Year Award finalist

Kinsey Phipps, News Reporter March 3, 2019

Five hours after his University of Iowa graduation ceremony in May 2018, Jeremy Marks was on a plane to China. Before heading to graduate school this past fall, Marks took every opportunity he could...

UI Health Care researcher Zhihui Guo poses for a portrait at the Pappajohn Biomedical Institute on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Guo has been researching the uses of AI for healthcare purposes for the past four years.

Researchers plan to use artificial intelligence to improve health care

Alexandra Skores, News Reporter March 3, 2019

Researchers at the University of Iowa are working on developing algorithms in artificial intelligence to learn from sample data and ultimately attempt to predict disease outcomes. Graduate research assistant...

The office of Student Legal Services is seen on Monday, February 18, 2019.

Student Legal Services sets up Student Advisory Board

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter March 3, 2019

In an effort to increase outreach and engagement, Student Legal Services seeks input from students and demonstrates it by setting up a Student Advisory Board. The 12-member board was formed this semester...

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