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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

DITV Newscast: Jan. 18, 2019

January 18, 2019

A DI reporter explains the government shutdown impact on UI dining halls, the Iowa City Women's March will begin this Saturday, and students discuss their transitions into spring semester. Find out more...

North Liberty man accused of serial burglary

January 18, 2019

Area man charged in rash of burglaries Authorities have accused a North Liberty man of committing a series of burglaries at farm buildings. Aaron Parker, 24, was charged Jan. 16 with eight counts of...

Arshaq Saleem, UIowa freshman, poses for a portrait on January 17, 2019. Saleem tied for chess state champion in 2018 and is the president of the University of Iowas newly reinstated Chess Club.

Dedicated chess players bring chess club back to the UI

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter January 18, 2019

A group of dedicated chess players has reinstated the University of Iowa Chess Club, hoping to provide a space for players of all levels to engage in friendly competition. The club meets on Friday evenings...

Drone seen in environmental sciences lab on the University of Iowa Campus on Monday, January 14, 2019. Graduate student Sarah Douglas will use the drone to conduct research on algae in Iowa.

UI researchers use drone cameras to map harmful algae in Iowa

Jordan Prochnow, News Reporter January 18, 2019

Researchers in the University of Iowa College of Engineering are using drone-imaging technology to map harmful algae in Iowa’s water.    The project, led by Assistant Professors Corey Markfort and...

UI senior Erica Cole walks on campus on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Cole started a business called No Limbits which creates colorful covers for amputees prosthetics. Cole says that the covers have shifted the conversations she experiences about her prosthetic.

UI student creates prosthetic limb covers

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter January 18, 2019

University of Iowa senior Erica Cole has managed to turn a tragedy into a triumph — and an exciting new business venture. Cole lost a leg in a car accident in May 2018, and she began using a prosthetic...

Catlett Dining Hall as seen on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017.

Safe for now: Campus dining halls keep a close watch on food after FDA lapse in funding

Josie Fischels, News Reporter January 17, 2019

As the government shutdown continues, University of Iowa Housing & Dining is keeping an eye on the food it serves in the residence halls that may be at risk while the Food and Drug Administration continues...

Photo illustration by Grace Colton

Iowa City, UI track growing inventory of trees

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter January 17, 2019

Iowa City and the University of Iowa have developed online databases to better track the trees that grow in city and on campus. In the past week and a half, Iowa City Parks & Recreation opened the...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI’s Institute for Vision Research receives $5 million gift for blinding eye disease

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter January 17, 2019

The University of Iowa Institute for Vision Research recently received a $5-million gift from Alice and John Butler to establish the Alice L. and John E. Butler Vision Research Fund, which will go toward...

Iowa 3rd Congressional District-elect Cindy Axne speaks to supporters during the statewide Democratic candidates watch party at Embassy Suites in Des Moines on Nov. 6, 2018.

Cindy Axne appointed to House Agriculture Committee after King’s removal

Sarah Watson, Politics Reporter January 17, 2019

One of Iowa’s newly elected representatives in Congress, Rep. Cindy Axne, a Democrat, will be serving on the House Agriculture Committee after Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was removed from the committee. She...

Pedestrians cross Clinton Street and enter the Pedestrian Mall in Downtown Iowa City on Monday, June 27, 2016.

Iowa City podcast debuts with an episode on historic preservation

Caleb McCullough, News Reporter January 17, 2019

Iowa City residents now have a new method of learning about their community and engaging with current events: a podcast all about Iowa City. The Iowa City Matters podcast, the official podcast of Iowa...

Science rocks: UI geologists work to uncover the secrets of a 6,000-square mile underground rock formation

Science rocks: UI geologists work to uncover the secrets of a 6,000-square mile underground rock formation

Christopher Borro, News Reporter January 17, 2019

At some point around 1 billion years ago, a titanic rift in the Earth’s crust threatened to create a new ocean. It thrust magma upwards across various parallel fractures, some of which would eventually...

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