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The Daily Iowan

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

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New research shows side hustles can boost full-time job performance

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter November 28, 2021

New research, co-authored by a University of Iowa Tippie College of Business professor, found that working "side hustles” can boost performance at an individual’s full-time job. The research...

Fulbright 2021 scholar Sarah Schlosser poses for a portrait. Schlosser will travel to India in spring 2022 and live there for nine months.

UI Fulbright recipients to travel abroad for first time since start of pandemic

Cooper Worth, News Reporter November 28, 2021

The University of Iowa U.S. Fulbright Program awardees will travel abroad, after candidates were deferred because of the pandemic last year. In total, 22 students and three faculty members from...

Cases of syphilis up 75 percent in Iowa

Cases of syphilis up 75 percent in Iowa

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor November 28, 2021

Cases of syphilis are on the rise in Iowa. Preliminary data shows a 75 percent increase in cases of syphilis from 2020 to 2021, said George Walton, program manager for sexually transmitted diseases...

University of Iowa Associate Professor of Neurology Nandakumar Narayanan poses for a portrait. (Contributed)

New Iowa Center for Neurodegeneration aims to unite researchers against neurodegenerative diseases

Anthony Neri, News Reporter November 16, 2021

Researchers from the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine are already congregating on the fifth floor of the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building as members of the...

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UI research finds employees less likely to work with politically-opposed companies

Ryan Hansen, News Reporter November 15, 2021

Prospective employees are much less likely to apply to work at businesses with public political views in opposition to their own, according to research co-authored by a professor from the University...

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Iowa City residents volunteer for free home energy efficient audits

Natasha Keicher, News Reporter November 14, 2021

The City of Iowa City and Green Iowa AmeriCorps are conducting voluntary home energy audits to help residents make their homes more energy-efficient. Green Iowa AmeriCorps is a statewide community...

Associate Professor of civil environmental engineering and IIHR interim director, Gabriele Villarini poses for a portrait alongside IIHR Assistant Research Scientist, Wei Zhang, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2017.

IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering celebrates 100 years

Simone Garza, News Reporter November 14, 2021

The University of Iowa’s IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering, formerly known as the Iowa Institute for Hydraulic Research, is celebrating over 100 years of research and education with University of...

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Carver College of Medicine Latinx Faculty Council works to improve representation

Madeleine Willis, News Reporter November 14, 2021

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine recently established the Latinx Faculty Council to bring together faculty members to serve the broader Latinx and Hispanic community and improve representation...

Windmills are seen in Mechanicsville, IA on Wednesday, July 11, 2018.

UI professor looks toward a carbon-free Iowa

Natasha Keicher, News Reporter November 9, 2021

Targeted investment in clean energy infrastructure could help Iowa be carbon-free by 2040. Decarb Iowa 2040, a study project headed by University of Iowa Chemical and Biochemical Engineer Professor...

A fly’s slivered ovary is seen on the screen of a confocal lens on November 7, 2021. The green triangle-shaped object on the bottom right is being studied.

UI researchers’ findings on cell movement may inform new cancer treatments

Anthony Neri, News Reporter November 9, 2021

A group of University of Iowa researchers at the Carver College of Medicine found a cell function that could inform future cancer and birth defect treatment.  The study, published in the journal eLife...

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UI researchers find link between cannabis and driving impairment

Anthony Neri, News Reporter November 7, 2021

Individuals who use cannabis before driving show impaired driving abilities and memory encoding, University of Iowa researchers found. UI scientists used driving simulations and EEG tests to analyze...

Flood attenuation and climate change researcher Federico Antolini, currently pursuing his PhD in geoinformatics, poses for a portrait near the Iowa River on Monday Nov. 1, 2021.

Flood attenuation techniques potentially more effective than dams

Natasha Keicher, News Reporter November 7, 2021

Traditional flood mitigation techniques, like dams, are not effective against the increased flooding that climate change will bring, University of Iowa research has found. A study by UI graduate...